dreamcatcher
noun
dreamcatcher is spelled D-R-E-A-M-C-A-T-C-H-E-R: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dreamcatcher means “A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dreamcatcher is dreamcatchers.
How many letters and syllables are in dreamcatcher?
| Letters | 12: D-R-E-A-M-C-A-T-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dreamcatcher?
Dreamcatcher appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 dreamcatcher?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dreamcatcher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dreamcatcher
Also written: dream catcher (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of dreamcatcher
- dreamcatchers plural
- dream catcher
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dreamcatcher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dreamcatcher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense decorative Native American object:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | capteur de rêves, attrapeur de rêves, attrape-rêves |
| German | Traumfänger |
| Portuguese | apanhador de sonhos, filtro dos sonhos |
| Spanish | atrapasueños, cazador de sueños |
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.