lymph

/lɪmf/

//lɪmf// noun

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"lymph" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lymph” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,429
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pure water.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lymph · lymph · English

lymph · rank #22,429 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,429
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lyme

Nearest frequency peer: Lyme (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “lymph”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “lymph” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lymph vs lynch
60% similar
lymph vs lamp
60% similar
lymph vs lump
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lymph
PropertyValue
Headwordlymph
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɪmf/
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,429
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “lymph”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).lymphlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Lyme” (#22,428), “m8” (#22,430), “lupus” (#22,427). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lymph” is #22,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lymph (IPA /lɪmf/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,429 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lymph, with forms such as "llymph", "lmyph", and "lymhp". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "lynch", "lamp", "lump", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride; spring water”). Doublet of nymph. The correct English form is lymph, spelled L-Y-M-P-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pure water.
  2. 2
    Pure water.
  3. 3
    A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
  4. 4
    A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She lay face-down, an infected puncture point on the inside of her thigh oozing a faint lymph.

Etymology

Borrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride; spring water”). Doublet of nymph.

This word in other languages

linfa(Español)lymphe(Français)Lymphe(Deutsch)linfa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llymph
  • lmyph
  • lymhp
  • lymmph
  • lymphh
  • lympph
  • lypmh
  • lyymph
  • ylmph

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lymph - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

llymph1lmyph2lymhp2lymmph1lymphh1lympph1lypmh2lyymph1
Edit distance from "lymph"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lymph"?
"lymph" is spelled L-Y-M-P-H. The IPA pronunciation is /lɪmf/.
What does "lymph" mean?
As a noun, "lymph" means: Pure water.
What words are commonly confused with "lymph"?
"lymph" is commonly confused with "lynch", "lamp", "lump". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lymph"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lymph" is /lɪmf/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "lymph"?
Borrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride; spring water”). Doublet of nymph. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lupus#22,427lotta#22,426mahal#22,432jails#22,415

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

linden9 variantsoblique9 variantsOkinawa9 variantsHarlan9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list