dimer
/ˈdaɪmə(ɹ)/
"dimer" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dimer” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,871
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dimer · dimer · English
dimer · rank #49,871 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,871
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dikes
Nearest frequency peer: dikes (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dimer”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- deregulated
deregulated
50,134 corpus weight
- dereliction
dereliction
50,133 corpus weight
- dikes
dikes
50,131 corpus weight
- dimer
dimer
50,130 corpus weight
- disinfect
disinfect
50,128 corpus weight
- disregards
disregards
50,127 corpus weight
What this shows “dimer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dimer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdaɪmə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #49,871 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dimer”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around dimer (IPA /ˈdaɪmə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,871 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dimer, with forms such as "ddimer", "diemr", and "dimerr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dive", "dome", "dire", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From di- + -mer. The correct English form is dimer, spelled D-I-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dimer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Non-polymerized lamins are dimers and they can polymerize to structures such as head to tail or by unparallel dimers which aggregate in tetramers and polymerize to thick fibers.
Etymology
From di- + -mer.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddimer
- diemr
- dimerr
- dimre
- dmier
- idmer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dimer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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