dimo

\di.mo\

/\di.mo\/ noun

The verdict

“dimo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autre nom pour la dri, la femelle du yack.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dimo · dimo · French

dimo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for dimo
PropertyValue
Headworddimo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.mo\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dimo » en français

dimosiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dimo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom pour la dri, la femelle du yack.".

dimo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dimo, spelled D-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autre nom pour la dri, la femelle du yack.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sa femelle (drimo ou dimo) est élevée seulement pour son lait. Les paysans ladakais se servent pour le labourage du dso et du dso-mo, qui sont les produits mâles et femelles du croisement du yak mâle avec la vache commune.

Synonyms

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 "dimo"?
"dimo" is spelled D-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is \di.mo\.
What does "dimo" mean?
As a noun, "dimo" means: Autre nom pour la dri, la femelle du yack.
How do you pronounce "dimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dimo" is \di.mo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dimo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list