Nymphäa
[nʏmˈfɛːa]
The verdict
“Nymphäa” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanze, deren große Blätter und weiße oder gelben Blüten auf der Wasseroberfläche schwimmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nymphaa · Nymphäa · German
Nymphäa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nymphäa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nʏmˈfɛːa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nymphäa“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nymphäa is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nʏmˈfɛːa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanze, deren große Blätter und weiße oder gelben Blüten auf der Wasseroberfläche schwimmen".
Nymphäa has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Nymphäa, spelled N-Y-M-P-H-Ä-A.
Definition
- 1Pflanze, deren große Blätter und weiße oder gelben Blüten auf der Wasseroberfläche schwimmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nymphäa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Nymphäa [nymphäa] soll aus einer Nymphe entstanden sein, welche aus eifersüchtiger Liebe zum Herkules starb, weswegen die Pflanze auch Herakleios heißt.“
„Wie man sagt, ist kürzlich eine Nymphäa entdeckt worden, welche durch die untere Fläche der Blätter athmet, die sich rückwärts drehen um die kleinen Oeffnungen oder Stomata der Luft auszusetzen.“
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.