ninfea

[nĩɱˈfea]

/[nĩɱˈfea]/ noun

The verdict

“ninfea” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de las plantas acuáticas con flores que crecen en lagos, lagunas, charcas, pantanos, o arroyos de corriente lenta, en los que normalmente se mantienen enraizadas en el fondo.

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Index ES-ninfea · ninfea · Spanish

ninfea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ninfea
PropertyValue
Headwordninfea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nĩɱˈfea]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ninfea” en español

ninfeaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ninfea is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nĩɱˈfea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cualquiera de las plantas acuáticas con flores que crecen en lagos, lagunas, charcas, pantanos, o arroyos de corriente lenta, en los que normalmente se mantienen enraizadas en el fondo.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ninfea, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ninfea, spelled N-I-N-F-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de las plantas acuáticas con flores que crecen en lagos, lagunas, charcas, pantanos, o arroyos de corriente lenta, en los que normalmente se mantienen enraizadas en el fondo.

Synonyms

ninfáceanenúfarloto

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ninfea"?
"ninfea" is spelled N-I-N-F-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [nĩɱˈfea].
What does "ninfea" mean?
As a noun, "ninfea" means: Cualquiera de las plantas acuáticas con flores que crecen en lagos, lagunas, charcas, pantanos, o arroyos de corriente lenta, en los que normalmente se mantienen enraizadas en el fondo.
How do you pronounce "ninfea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ninfea" is [nĩɱˈfea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ninfea" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list