dimed
adjective, verb
dimed is spelled D-I-M-E-D: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dimed means “(of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dimed?
| Letters | 5: D-I-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dimed?
Dimed appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dimed?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dimed.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does dimed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slang(of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of dime
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dimed come from?
Presumably from dime (“the U.S. ten-cent coin”) + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).