undine
/ˈʌndiːn/
"undine" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“undine” is uncommon English (frequency #92,191 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,191
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female water-sprite or nymph.
Corpus desk
Index EN-undine · undine · English
undine · rank #92,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,191
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unctuous
Nearest frequency peer: unctuous (-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 “undine”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ultraviolen…
ultraviolence
7,814 corpus weight
- unalloyed
unalloyed
7,812 corpus weight
- unctuous
unctuous
7,811 corpus weight
- undine
undine
7,810 corpus weight
- unicameral
unicameral
7,808 corpus weight
- unicom
unicom
7,807 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “undine” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | undine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʌndiːn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #92,191 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “undine” in English
Rare enough to double-check
undine is uncommon English at frequency #92,191 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʌndiːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
undine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German Undine, from New Latin undīna, from Latin unda (“wave”). The correct English form is undine, spelled U-N-D-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A female water-sprite or nymph.
- 2The elemental being of water.
- 3a small flask used to apply lotions to the eye.
Etymology
From German Undine, from New Latin undīna, from Latin unda (“wave”).
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).