dimes

[ˈd̪imes]

/[ˈd̪imes]/ verb

The verdict

“dimes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,303 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,303
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dimir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dimes · dimes · Spanish

dimes · rank #65,303 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,303
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dietético

Nearest frequency peer: dietético (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dimes”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dimes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dimes
PropertyValue
Headworddimes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪imes]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,303
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dimes” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).dimescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “dietético” (#65,302), “disensión” (#65,304), “disparidades” (#65,305). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dimes” va en #65,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dimes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,303 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈd̪imes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dimir.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dimes, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is dimes, spelled D-I-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dimir.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dimes"?
"dimes" is spelled D-I-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪imes].
What does "dimes" mean?
As a verb, "dimes" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dimir.
How do you pronounce "dimes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dimes" is [ˈd̪imes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dimes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list