# Swims

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,748

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Variant of Swim.

## Easily confused with
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swims-vs-swing)
- **Swiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swims-vs-swiss)
- **swipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swims-vs-swipe)
- **swine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swims-vs-swine)
- **swirl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swims-vs-swirl)
- **swish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swims-vs-swish)
- **swings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swims-vs-swings)
- **swipes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swims-vs-swipes)
- **SIM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sim-vs-swims)
- **SMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sms-vs-swims)
- **sis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sis-vs-swims)
- **swim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swim-vs-swims)
- **sits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sits-vs-swims)
- **slim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slim-vs-swims)
- **sins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sins-vs-swims)
- **sums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sums-vs-swims)
- **Sims** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sims-vs-swims)
- **swam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swims)
- **skim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skim-vs-swims)
- **simi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simi-vs-swims)

## Common misspellings (8)
`siwms`, `sswims`, `swimms`, `swimss`, `swism`, `swmis`, `swwims`, `wsims`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swims