Nymphäe
[nʏmˈfɛːə]
The verdict
“Nymphäe” 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 May 6, 2026) - Pflanze, deren große Blätter und weiße oder gelben Blüten auf der Wasseroberfläche schwimmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nymphäe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nʏmˈfɛːə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nymphäe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nymphäe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nʏmˈfɛːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanze, deren große Blätter und weiße oder gelben Blüten auf der Wasseroberfläche schwimmen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nymphäe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nymphäe, spelled N-Y-M-P-H-Ä-E.
Definition
- 1Pflanze, deren große Blätter und weiße oder gelben Blüten auf der Wasseroberfläche schwimmen
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 “Nymphäe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-Y-M-P-H-Ä-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [nʏmˈfɛːə] (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.