water nymph
"water-nymph" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“water nymph” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | water nymph |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “water nymph” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
water nymph is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
water nymph doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English water-nymph, equivalent to water + nymph. The correct English form is water nymph, spelled W-A-T-E-R- -N-Y-M-P-H.
Definition
- 1A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.
- 2Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.
Etymology
From Middle English water-nymph, equivalent to water + nymph.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “water nymph”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-A-T-E-R- -N-Y-M-P-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.