dorm
/doɹm/noun, verb
dorm is spelled D-O-R-M: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dorm means “Clipping of dormitory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dorm is dorms.
How many letters and syllables are in dorm?
| Letters | 4: D-O-R-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 dorm?
Dorm appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 dorm?
- UK /dɔːm/
- British /doːm/
- US /doɹm/
Dorm has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dorm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dorm?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dorm from its last stressed vowel (/oɹm/):
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 dorm
- dorms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dorming participle, present
- dormed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dorm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Clipping of dormitory.
verb
- 1
informalTo reside in a dorm.
I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dorm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schlafsaal , Ruhezustand |
| Portuguese | dormitório |
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.