ninfa

[ˈnĩɱfa]

/[ˈnĩɱfa]/ noun

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The verdict

“ninfa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,157
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deidad femenina fabulosa que suele vivir en espacios naturales: ríos, aguas, bosques, selvas o montes. Son de una belleza extraordinaria, tienen la voz dulce y por lo general suelen vivir en compañ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-ninfa · ninfa · Spanish

ninfa · rank #35,157 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,157
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nochevieja

Nearest frequency peer: Nochevieja (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ninfa”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ninfa” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

ninfa vs niño
40% similar
ninfa vs Niza
40% similar
ninfa vs nini
60% similar

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

Key facts for ninfa
PropertyValue
Headwordninfa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnĩɱfa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,157
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ninfa”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ninfacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Nochevieja” (#35,158), “Noguera” (#35,159), “Narnia” (#35,154). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “ninfa” va en #35,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ninfa (IPA [ˈnĩɱfa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,157 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ninfa, with forms such as "innfa", "nifna", and "ninaf". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "niño", "Niza", "nini", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ninfa, spelled N-I-N-F-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deidad femenina fabulosa que suele vivir en espacios naturales: ríos, aguas, bosques, selvas o montes. Son de una belleza extraordinaria, tienen la voz dulce y por lo general suelen vivir en compañía de sus hermanas.
  2. 2
    Muchacha joven y bella.
  3. 3
    Mujer de vida licenciosa.
  4. 4
    Estadio juvenil de ciertos insectos que sufren metamorfosis simple o incompleta, como las cigarras, las cucarachas, los grillos, las langostas, las libélulas o los saltamontes, y caracterizado por una forma general de adulto pero carente de alas desarrolladas. Cuando es acuática, se denomina náyade.
  5. 5
    Nenúfar.
  6. 6
    Labios menores de la vulva.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. De entre las malezas y la arboleda surgen ninfas en somero maillot, y muchachos que se detienen para saludar al barco, antes de precipitarse en la líquida blancura.

Synonyms

cortesananenúfarninfea

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innfa
  • nifna
  • ninaf
  • ninffa
  • ninnfa
  • nnifa
  • nninfa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ninfa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

innfa2nifna2ninaf2ninffa1ninnfa1nnifa2nninfa1
Edit distance from "ninfa"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ninfa"?
"ninfa" is spelled N-I-N-F-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnĩɱfa].
What does "ninfa" mean?
As a noun, "ninfa" means: Deidad femenina fabulosa que suele vivir en espacios naturales: ríos, aguas, bosques, selvas o montes. Son de una belleza extraordinaria, tienen la voz dulce y por lo general suelen vivir en compañ...
What words are commonly confused with "ninfa"?
"ninfa" is commonly confused with "niño", "Niza", "nini". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ninfa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ninfa" is [ˈnĩɱfa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ninfa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Novoa#35,161mudos#35,151opere#35,170leerá#35,124

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

leave7 variantspudra7 variantsheath7 variantsscore7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list