scrim
/skɹɪm/noun, verb
scrim is spelled S-C-R-I-M: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scrim means “A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrim is scrims.
How many letters and syllables are in scrim?
| Letters | 5: S-C-R-I-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 scrim?
Scrim appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 scrim?
- /skɹɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scrim.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scrim
- scrims plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- scrimming participle, present
- scrimmed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrim mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.
- 2
A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
- 3
A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
- 4
A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.
- 5
A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
- 6
Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
- 7
A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
As a team, the players decided to focus less on streaming (a major source of income) and more on in-house scrims, VOD review and practice, hoping to become a better team.
verb
- 1
To use a scrim.
- 2
To participate in a scrim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scrim in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense light cotton or linen fabric:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gaze |
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 scrim come from?
Attested since the end of the 18th century. Origin unknown. In one of the earliest mentions, "The Statistical Account of Scotland", 1793, by John Sinclair, page 593, we read in a paragraph devoted to weavers: "Besides these, they are now much employed in working a thin kind of coarse linen called Silesias, vulgarly Scrims, whereof each piece is 27 or 30 inches broad".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).