Morpheus

[ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s]

/[ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Morpheus” is uncommon German (frequency #73,809 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,809
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Gott des Traumes

Corpus desk

Index DE-morpheus · Morpheus · German

Morpheus · rank #73,809 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,809
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Moriz

Nearest frequency peer: Moriz (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Morpheus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Morpheus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Morpheus
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorpheus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔʁfɔɪ̯s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,809
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Morpheus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Morpheusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Moriz“ (#73,808), „morschen“ (#73,810), „Montréal“ (#73,807). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Morpheus“ bei #73,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Morpheus is uncommon German at frequency #73,809 among 3,571 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach Morpheus ist das erstmals 1804 isolierte Opiat Morphin benannt.“
  2. „Nach einem schmackhaften, aber sehr kurzen Souper gingen wir zu Bett und überließen uns der Liebe; aber nach zwei, von leidenschaftlicher Zärtlichkeit erfüllten Stunden, bemächtigte sich Morpheus unserer Sinne.“

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

morschen#73,810Montréal#73,807mitbekam#73,800mediales#73,787

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list