Nymphen

[ˈnʏmfn̩]

/[ˈnʏmfn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nymphen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,126 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,126
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nymphe

Corpus desk

Index DE-nymphen · Nymphen · German

Nymphen · rank #53,126 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,126
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nutzpflanzen

Nearest frequency peer: Nutzpflanzen (-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 „Nymphen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nymphen
PropertyValue
HeadwordNymphen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnʏmfn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nymphen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Nymphenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nutzpflanzen“ (#53,125), „Oberbefehl“ (#53,127), „nutrition“ (#53,124). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nymphen“ bei #53,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nymphen is uncommon German at frequency #53,126 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnʏmfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nymphen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nymphen, spelled N-Y-M-P-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nymphe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Nymphe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Nymphe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Nymphe

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 "Nymphen"?
"Nymphen" is spelled N-Y-M-P-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnʏmfn̩].
What does "Nymphen" mean?
As a noun, "Nymphen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nymphe
How do you pronounce "Nymphen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nymphen" is [ˈnʏmfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nymphen" come from?
"Nymphen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

objects#53,129nostrum#53,121Ortenau#53,135Neuware#53,114

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list