nympho

/ˈnɪmfoʊ/

//ˈnɪmfoʊ// noun

"nympho" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nympho” is uncommon English (frequency #73,488 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,488
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-nympho · nympho · English

nympho · rank #73,488 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,488
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH nug

Nearest frequency peer: nug (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “nympho”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “nympho” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nympho
PropertyValue
Headwordnympho
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnɪmfoʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,488
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “nympho” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).nymphofalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “nug” (#73,487), “nudie” (#73,486), “obstructionist” (#73,490). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nympho” is #73,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nympho is uncommon English at frequency #73,488 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnɪmfoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A nymphomaniac.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nympho, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of nymphomaniac. The correct English form is nympho, spelled N-Y-M-P-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A nymphomaniac.

Etymology

Clipping of nymphomaniac.

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); 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 "nympho"?
"nympho" is spelled N-Y-M-P-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnɪmfoʊ/.
What does "nympho" mean?
As a noun, "nympho" means: A nymphomaniac.
How do you pronounce "nympho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nympho" is /ˈnɪmfoʊ/. 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 "nympho"?
Clipping of nymphomaniac. 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 "nympho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list