nervst

[nɛʁfst]

/[nɛʁfst]/ verb

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The verdict

“nervst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,613. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,613
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven

Corpus desk

Index DE-nervst · nervst · German

nervst · rank #47,613 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,613
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH navigieren

Nearest frequency peer: navigieren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nervst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „nervst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

nervst vs Nest
50% similar
nervst vs nervt
83% similar
nervst vs Nervus
50% similar

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

Key facts for nervst
PropertyValue
Headwordnervst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[nɛʁfst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,613
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nervst“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nervstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „navigieren“ (#47,612), „neuzeitlichen“ (#47,614), „Navigationssystem“ (#47,611). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nervst“ bei #47,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around nervst (IPA [nɛʁfst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,613 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for nervst, with forms such as "enrvst", "nerrvst", and "nersvt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Nest", "nervt", "Nervus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nervst, spelled N-E-R-V-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enrvst
  • nerrvst
  • nersvt
  • nervsst
  • nervstt
  • nervts
  • nervvst
  • nevrst
  • nnervst
  • nrevst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enrvst2nerrvst1nersvt2nervsst1nervstt1nervts2nervvst1nevrst2
Edit distance from "nervst"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nervst"?
"nervst" is spelled N-E-R-V-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [nɛʁfst].
What does "nervst" mean?
As a verb, "nervst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven
What words are commonly confused with "nervst"?
"nervst" is commonly confused with "Nest", "nervt", "Nervus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nervst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nervst" is [nɛʁfst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nervst" come from?
"nervst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list