dormer
/ˈdɔɹmɚ/noun
dormer is spelled D-O-R-M-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dormer means “A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dormer is dormers.
How many letters and syllables are in dormer?
| Letters | 6: D-O-R-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 dormer?
Dormer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 dormer?
- US /ˈdɔɹmɚ/
- UK /ˈdɔːmə(ɹ)/
Dormer has 2 syllables (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).
What rhymes with dormer?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dormer from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹməɹ/):
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 dormer
- dormers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dormer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
- 2
Ellipsis of dormer-window.
- 3
A resident of a dormitory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dormer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense roofed projection:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Dachgaube |
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 dormer come from?
From Middle French dormoir (“sleeping room”), from dormir (“to sleep”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).