Morpheus

[ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s]

/[ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Morpheus” is uncommon German (frequency #73,809 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,809
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Gott des Traumes

Key facts for Morpheus
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorpheus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,809
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Morpheus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Morpheus lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Morpheus is uncommon German at frequency #73,809 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Gott des Traumes".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Morpheus, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 German form is Morpheus, spelled M-O-R-P-H-E-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Gott des Traumes

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Morpheus"?
"Morpheus" is spelled M-O-R-P-H-E-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s].
What does "Morpheus" mean?
As a noun, "Morpheus" means: der Gott des Traumes
How do you pronounce "Morpheus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Morpheus" is [ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Morpheus" come from?
"Morpheus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Morpheus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-O-R-P-H-E-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list