dim-witted
/dɪmˈwɪtəd/
"dim-witted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dim-witted” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dim-witted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪmˈwɪtəd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dim-witted” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dim-witted is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪmˈwɪtəd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dim-witted, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is dim-witted, spelled D-I-M---W-I-T-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dim-witted”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-M---W-I-T-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪmˈwɪtəd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.