rimmed

adj

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"rimmed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rimmed” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,061
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a rim.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rimmed · rimmed · English

rimmed · rank #39,061 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,061
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH resold

Nearest frequency peer: resold (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “rimmed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “rimmed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rimmed vs ripped
67% similar
rimmed vs ringed
67% similar
rimmed vs Rommel
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rimmed
PropertyValue
Headwordrimmed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,061
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rimmed”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).rimmedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “resold” (#39,060), “rind” (#39,062), “riparian” (#39,063). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rimmed” is #39,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rimmed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,061 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having a rim.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rimmed, with forms such as "irmmed", "rimed", and "rimemd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ripped", "ringed", "Rommel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From rim + -ed. The correct English form is rimmed, spelled R-I-M-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a rim.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) brimmed, lipped, ledged

Etymology

From rim + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irmmed
  • rimed
  • rimemd
  • rimmde
  • rimmedd
  • rmimed
  • rrimmed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rimmed - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

irmmed2rimed1rimemd2rimmde2rimmedd1rmimed2rrimmed1
Edit distance from "rimmed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rimmed"?
"rimmed" is spelled R-I-M-M-E-D.
What does "rimmed" mean?
As an adjective, "rimmed" means: Having a rim.
What words are commonly confused with "rimmed"?
"rimmed" is commonly confused with "ripped", "ringed", "Rommel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "rimmed"?
From rim + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rimmed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

resold#39,060queued#39,042sedate#39,081shaves#39,085

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Satya7 variantsRahim7 variantsposit7 variantsPoisson7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list