dimmer
dim·mer/ˈdɪmɚ/noun, adjective
dimmer is spelled D-I-M-M-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (dim·mer). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dimmer means “A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dimmer is dimmers.
How many letters and syllables are in dimmer?
| Letters | 6: D-I-M-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dim·mer |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dimmer?
Dimmer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 dimmer?
- UK /ˈdɪməː/
- US /ˈdɪmɚ/
- US [ˈdɪmɚ] ~ [ˈdɪmɹ̩]
Dimmer has 2 syllables, split dim·mer in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with dimmer?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dimmer from its last stressed vowel (/ɪməɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rimmed.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dimmer
- dimmers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dimmer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
- 2
A switch used to select between the low and high headlamp beam on a road vehicle. (usually as "dimmer switch", primarily in North America; elsewhere "dipswitch" or "dipper switch")
adjective
- 1
comparative form of dim: more dim
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dimmer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rheostat:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dimmer come from?
From dim (verb) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).