nymphomane

\nɛ̃.fɔ.man\

/\nɛ̃.fɔ.man\/ adj

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The verdict

“nymphomane” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,073
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atteint de nymphomanie ou relatif à la nymphomanie

Corpus desk

Index FR-nymphomane · nymphomane · French

nymphomane · rank #48,073 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,073
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH numériser

Nearest frequency peer: numériser (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nymphomane »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nymphomane » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nymphomane
PropertyValue
Headwordnymphomane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\nɛ̃.fɔ.man\
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,073
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nymphomane »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.nymphomanese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « numériser » (#48,072), « nichée » (#48,071), « obscénité » (#48,075). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nymphomane » est au #48,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around nymphomane (IPA \nɛ̃.fɔ.man\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,073 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Atteint de nymphomanie ou relatif à la nymphomanie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for nymphomane, with forms such as "nmyphomane", "nnymphomane", and "nymhpomane". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nymphomane, spelled N-Y-M-P-H-O-M-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atteint de nymphomanie ou relatif à la nymphomanie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au cours de l’ère victorienne, des médecins répandent l’idée que chez une femme un fort appétit sexuel est un symptôme de maladie. Ils inventent alors le mot « nymphomane » pour désigner ce qui leur semble anormal et pathologique : l’expression du désir. Pour certains, une femme est nymphomane dès qu’elle trépide sur sa machine à coudre…
  2. Chère Dʳ Tatiana, Ma lionne est nymphomane. Chaque fois qu’elle est en chaleur, elle veut faire l’amour au moins toutes les demi-heures, pendant quatre ou cinq jours.

This word in other languages

nymphomaniac(English)ninfómana(Español)nymphomanisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nmyphomane
  • nnymphomane
  • nymhpomane
  • nymmphomane
  • nymphhomane
  • nymphmoane
  • nymphoamne
  • nymphomaen
  • nymphomanne
  • nymphommane
  • nymphomnae
  • nympohmane
  • nympphomane
  • nypmhomane
  • nyymphomane
  • ynmphomane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nmyphomane2nnymphomane1nymhpomane2nymmphomane1nymphhomane1nymphmoane2nymphoamne2nymphomaen2
Edit distance from "nymphomane"

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 "nymphomane"?
"nymphomane" is spelled N-Y-M-P-H-O-M-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛ̃.fɔ.man\.
What does "nymphomane" mean?
As an adjective, "nymphomane" means: Atteint de nymphomanie ou relatif à la nymphomanie
What are common misspellings of "nymphomane"?
Common misspellings include "nmyphomane", "nnymphomane", "nymhpomane", "nymmphomane", "nymphhomane". The correct spelling is "nymphomane".
How do you pronounce "nymphomane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nymphomane" is \nɛ̃.fɔ.man\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nymphomane" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

neutralisée16 variantsnarcotiques16 variantsradicaliser16 variantsradiologique16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list