Dima
"dima" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dima” is uncommon English (frequency #56,068 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,068
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A transliteration of the Russian male given name diminutive Ди́ма (Díma).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dima |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #56,068 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dima” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dima is uncommon English at frequency #56,068 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Dima doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Ди́ма (Díma), a diminutive of the male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij, “Demetrius”). The correct English form is Dima, spelled D-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1A transliteration of the Russian male given name diminutive Ди́ма (Díma).
- 2A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name diminutive Діма (Dima).
Etymology
From Russian Ди́ма (Díma), a diminutive of the male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij, “Demetrius”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Dima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.