dime out

verb

"dime-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dime out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dime-out · dime out · English

dime out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for dime out
PropertyValue
Headworddime out
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dime out” in English

dime outranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dime out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.".

Zero misspellings are on record for dime out in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: See dime (“inform on”, verb). The correct English form is dime out, spelled D-I-M-E- -O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.

Etymology

See dime (“inform on”, verb).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dime out"?
"dime out" is spelled D-I-M-E- -O-U-T.
What does "dime out" mean?
As a verb, "dime out" means: To report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.
What is the origin of the word "dime out"?
See dime (“inform on”, verb). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list