Nastie
[nasˈtiː]
The verdict
“Nastie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewegung von Teilen festgewachsener Pflanzen auf Reize, die unabhängig von der Richtung des Reizes ist
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Index DE-nastie · Nastie · German
Nastie · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nastie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nasˈtiː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nastie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nastie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nasˈtiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewegung von Teilen festgewachsener Pflanzen auf Reize, die unabhängig von der Richtung des Reizes ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nastie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nastie, spelled N-A-S-T-I-E.
Definition
- 1Bewegung von Teilen festgewachsener Pflanzen auf Reize, die unabhängig von der Richtung des Reizes ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nastie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es dürfte daher zweckmäßiger sein, wenn man den Begriff „Nastie“ mehr einengt, indem man noch eine neue Charakteristik einführt, die gleichzeitig den Vergleich mit den Tropismen treffender macht. Die Definition lautet dann: Tropismus = Bewegung, verursacht und gerichtet durch äußere Umstände, Nastie = Bewegung, verursacht durch äußere Umstände, gerichtet…
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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.