Vampyr

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The verdict

“Vampyr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die menschliches Blut von freiwilligen Spendern trinkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-vampyr · Vampyr · German

Vampyr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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.

Key facts for Vampyr
PropertyValue
HeadwordVampyr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vampyr“ im Deutschen

Vampyrsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vampyr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die menschliches Blut von freiwilligen Spendern trinkt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Vampyr in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vampyr, spelled V-A-M-P-Y-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die menschliches Blut von freiwilligen Spendern trinkt

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vampyr"?
"Vampyr" is spelled V-A-M-P-Y-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Vampyr" mean?
As a noun, "Vampyr" means: Person, die menschliches Blut von freiwilligen Spendern trinkt
How do you pronounce "Vampyr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vampyr" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vampyr" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list