# dimmer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪmɚ/ · frequency rank #43,111

## Definitions
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")

## Etymology
From dim (verb) + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **diner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimmer-vs-diner)
- **diver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimmer-vs-diver)
- **dinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimmer-vs-dinner)
- **dipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimmer-vs-dipper)
- **dormer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimmer-vs-dormer)
- **drummer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimmer-vs-drummer)
- **dime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dime-vs-dimmer)
- **dimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimes-vs-dimmer)
- **dimer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimer-vs-dimmer)
- **differ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/differ-vs-dimmer)
- **diaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diaper-vs-dimmer)
- **digger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digger-vs-dimmer)
- **dieter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dieter-vs-dimmer)
- **damper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damper-vs-dimmer)
- **dimmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimmed-vs-dimmer)
- **Daimler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daimler-vs-dimmer)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddimmer`, `dimemr`, `dimmerr`, `dimmre`, `dmimer`, `idmmer`

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