Sphinx
German, noun/sfɪŋ(k)s/
Sphinx is spelled S-P-H-I-N-X (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sphinx is a German feminine noun meaning “sphinx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Statue eines männlichen Löwen mit einem Menschenkopf beziehungsweise auch einem Kopf des Widders, Falken und…”.
What does Sphinx mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Statue eines männlichen Löwen mit einem Menschenkopf beziehungsweise auch einem Kopf des Widders, Falken und Sperbers 2. bekanntes Bauwerk aus dem Alten Ägypten 3. Statue eines geflügelten Löwen mit dem Kopf einer Frau beziehungsweise auch eine Frau mit den Tatzen und Brüsten einer Löwin 4. Gattung der Schwärmer, einer Unterart der Schmetterlinge
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 Sphinx
- Sphinxe plural
- in scientific usage with male beings sometimes
- statues sometimes
- Sphinxes genitive
- Sphingen plural
- Sphinxen dative definite plural
- Sphynx alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sphinx?
- /sfɪŋ(k)s/
- [sfɪŋks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sphinx
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sphinx in German?
Sphinx appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).