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Neophyt

German, noun/neːoˈfyːt/

Neophyt is spelled N-E-O-P-H-Y-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neophyt is a German masculine noun meaning “neophyte, invasive species (recently introduced plant species)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pflanze, welche nach dem Stichjahr 1492 (Entdeckung Amerikas) durch bewusste oder unbewusste direkte oder…”.

What does Neophyt mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineneophyte, invasive species (recently introduced plant species)

  2. 2

    masculineneophyte (new convert, someone baptized in adulthood)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Pflanze, welche nach dem Stichjahr 1492 (Entdeckung Amerikas) durch bewusste oder unbewusste direkte oder indirekte Hilfe des Menschen in Gebiete eingebracht wurde, in denen sie ursprünglich nicht vorkam; eine gebietsfremde Pflanze 2. jemand, der neu im Glauben ist, das ist insbesondere jemand, der kürzlich als Erwachsener getauft wurde, oder neu in einen Orden Aufgenommene (Novizen)

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Neophyt

  • Neophyten genitive
  • Neophyts genitive
  • Neophyta plural rare
  • Neophytin feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Neophyt?

  • /neːoˈfyːt/
  • [neoˈfyːt]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Neophyt

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Neophyt in German?

Neophyt appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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