# dimer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdaɪmə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #49,871

## Definitions
1. A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.

## Etymology
From di- + -mer.

## Easily confused with
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dive)
- **dome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dome)
- **dire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dire)
- **dine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dine)
- **dyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dyer)
- **doer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-doer)
- **Dover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dover)
- **dryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dryer)
- **diner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-diner)
- **diver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-diver)
- **dives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dives)
- **drier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-drier)
- **Dwyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dwyer)
- **dined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dined)
- **dived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dived)
- **dimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dimes)
- **duper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-duper)
- **domed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-domed)
- **dimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dimly)
- **dinar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dinar)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddimer`, `diemr`, `dimerr`, `dimre`, `dmier`, `idmer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dimer