nervst

/[nɛʁfst]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,613

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

nervst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven Pronounced [nɛʁfst]. Often confused with Nest and nervt.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nervst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nervst is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nɛʁfst]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,613 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nerven".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for nervst, with forms such as "enrvst", "nerrvst", and "nersvt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Nest", "nervt", "Nervus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nervst, spelled N-E-R-V-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nervst

Misspelling Variants of "nervst"

enrvst6nerrvst7nersvt6nervsst7nervstt7nervts6nervvst7nevrst6
Misspelling Variants of "nervst"

Frequency rank: #47,613 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.