dwimmer
/ˈdwɪmə/
"dwimmer" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dwimmer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dwimmer · dwimmer · English
dwimmer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dwimmer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdwɪmə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dwimmer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dwimmer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdwɪmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dwimmer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English dwimmer, from Old English ġedwimor, dwimor (“illusion, delusion, sleight, magic”). The correct English form is dwimmer, spelled D-W-I-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dwimmer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"It is ill dealing with such a foe: he is a wizard both cunning and dwimmer-crafty, having many guises."
“The Lych and his dark dwimmer spell have you resisted—even defeated, defeated for the present. But you have not destroyed. They shall return in time, I fear.”
Etymology
From Middle English dwimmer, from Old English ġedwimor, dwimor (“illusion, delusion, sleight, magic”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.