nymphe
\nɛ̃f\
The verdict
“nymphe” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #30,721 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,721
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Divinité féminine grecque d’un rang inférieur qui hante les fleuves, les sources, les bois, les montagnes, les prairies, les mers, etc., et personnifie les forces vives de la nature.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nymphe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɛ̃f\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #30,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nymphe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for nymphe is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɛ̃f\. Corpus data places it at rank #30,721 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for nymphe, with forms such as "nmyphe", "nnymphe", and "nymhpe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nymphes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nymphe, spelled N-Y-M-P-H-E.
Definition
- 1Divinité féminine grecque d’un rang inférieur qui hante les fleuves, les sources, les bois, les montagnes, les prairies, les mers, etc., et personnifie les forces vives de la nature.
- 2Belle jeune fille ou jeune femme.
- 3Jeune fille ou jeune femme attachée à un lieu, à un rôle, à une fonction.
- 4Stade de métamorphose d’un insecte, intermédiaire entre l’état de larve et celui d’imago.
- 5La pupe est formée par la dernière exuvie larvaire rétractée qui constitue un puparium chitinisé, dur et résistant. La pupe enferme la nymphe et ne permet pas de distinguer les parties de l’imago. — (P. Pesson & Jean Louveaux, Pollinisation et productions végétales, Éditions Quae, 1984, note bas de page 52)
- 6Larve âgée du puceron dont les ébauches des ailes sont déjà développées.
- 7(au pluriel) Petites lèvres, replis membraneux de chaque côté de l’orifice vaginal sous les grandes lèvres de la vulve.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nmyphe,nnymphe,nymhpe,nymmphe,nympeh,nymphhe,nympphe,nypmhe,nyymphe,ynmphe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nymphe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "nymphe"?
What does "nymphe" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "nymphe"?
How do you pronounce "nymphe"?
What language does "nymphe" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “nymphe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-Y-M-P-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nɛ̃f\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nymphes” - see the side-by-side comparison. nymphe vs nymphes
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.