Euterpe
[ɔɪ̯ˈtɛʁpə]
The verdict
“Euterpe” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine der neun Musen, die Muse der Musik und des Flötenspiels
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Euterpe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ɔɪ̯ˈtɛʁpə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Euterpe” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Euterpe is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɔɪ̯ˈtɛʁpə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine der neun Musen, die Muse der Musik und des Flötenspiels".
No misspelling variants are generated for Euterpe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Euterpe, spelled E-U-T-E-R-P-E.
Definition
- 1eine der neun Musen, die Muse der Musik und des Flötenspiels
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Euterpe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-U-T-E-R-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɔɪ̯ˈtɛʁpə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.