simba

[ˈsiˑmba]

/[ˈsiˑmba]/ noun

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The verdict

“simba” is uncommon German (frequency #54,083 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,083
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Löwe

Corpus desk

Index DE-simba · simba · German

simba · rank #54,083 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,083
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH silbernes

Nearest frequency peer: silbernes (-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 „simba“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for simba
PropertyValue
Headwordsimba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsiˑmba]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „simba“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „silbernes“ (#54,082), „Simplex“ (#54,084), „Sinkflug“ (#54,085). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „simba“ bei #54,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

simba is uncommon German at frequency #54,083 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsiˑmba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Löwe".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for simba, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is simba, spelled S-I-M-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Löwe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ninamwona simba.

This word in other languages

lion(English)león(Español)lion(Français)

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 "simba"?
"simba" is spelled S-I-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsiˑmba].
What does "simba" mean?
As a noun, "simba" means: Löwe
How do you pronounce "simba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "simba" is [ˈsiˑmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "simba" come from?
"simba" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sheet#54,074sperr#54,095seems#54,069Samos#54,048

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list