naiad
/ˈneɪæd/
"naiad" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“naiad” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
Corpus desk
Index EN-naiad · naiad · English
naiad · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | naiad |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈneɪæd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “naiad” in English
Rare enough to double-check
naiad is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈneɪæd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
naiad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Nāïas, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás, “naiad”), from νάω (náō, “to flow”). The correct English form is naiad, spelled N-A-I-A-D.
Definition
- 1A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- 2The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
- 3Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.
Etymology
From Latin Nāïas, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás, “naiad”), from νάω (náō, “to flow”).
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.