rimed

/ɹaɪmd/

//ɹaɪmd// adj

"rimed" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rimed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Covered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rimed · rimed · English

rimed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for rimed
PropertyValue
Headwordrimed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɹaɪmd/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rimed” in English

rimedranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rimed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɹaɪmd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Covered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for rimed 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 rime (etymology 1) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives, and past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs). The correct English form is rimed, spelled R-I-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Covered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rimed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The rimed window permitted only shades of the traffic outside.

Etymology

From rime (etymology 1) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives, and past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rimed"?
"rimed" is spelled R-I-M-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹaɪmd/.
What does "rimed" mean?
As an adjective, "rimed" means: Covered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost.
How do you pronounce "rimed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rimed" is /ɹaɪmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rimed"?
From rime (etymology 1) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives, and past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list