dimorphic
/daɪˈmɔːfɪk/
"dimorphic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dimorphic” is uncommon English (frequency #86,210 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,210
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - occurring or existing in two different forms
Corpus desk
Index EN-dimorphic · dimorphic · English
dimorphic · rank #86,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,210
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dichroic
Nearest frequency peer: dichroic (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “dimorphic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- detent
detent
13,795 corpus weight
- dichroic
dichroic
13,792 corpus weight
- dimorphic
dimorphic
13,791 corpus weight
- disassociat…
disassociation
13,789 corpus weight
- discal
discal
13,788 corpus weight
- disconsolate
disconsolate
13,787 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dimorphic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dimorphic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /daɪˈmɔːfɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dimorphic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dimorphic is uncommon English at frequency #86,210 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /daɪˈmɔːfɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for dimorphic in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From di- + -morphic. The correct English form is dimorphic, spelled D-I-M-O-R-P-H-I-C.
Definition
- 1occurring or existing in two different forms
- 2exhibiting dimorphism
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dimorphic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Molecular data, specifically CO1 DNA barcodes obtained via Sanger sequencing, will be used to (1) complement ecological and morphological data in the resolution of species-level problems for which morphology is ambiguous or inadequate, and (2) associate the sexes of sexually dimorphic species and associate larvae with adults.
Etymology
From di- + -morphic.
Synonyms
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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