dreamlike
/ˈdɹimlaɪk/adjective
dreamlike is spelled D-R-E-A-M-L-I-K-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dreamlike means “Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dreamlike?
| Letters | 9: D-R-E-A-M-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dreamlike?
Dreamlike appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 dreamlike?
- US /ˈdɹimlaɪk/
Dreamlike 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dreamlike.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dreamlike
- more dreamlike comparative
- most dreamlike superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dreamlike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness.
Her kiss sent me into a dreamlike state of bliss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dreamlike in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense like something from a dream:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | onirique, rêveur |
| German | traumähnlich, träumerisch, versonnen, verträumt, traumhaft |
| Portuguese | onírico |
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 dreamlike come from?
From dream + -like.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).