Nessel
[ˈnɛsl̩]
The verdict
“Nessel” 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) - Brennnessel, Urtica
Corpus desk
Index DE-nessel · Nessel · German
Nessel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Nessel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛsl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nessel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nessel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Nessel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Nessel, spelled N-E-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Brennnessel, Urtica
- 2Pflanze aus der Familie der Nesselgewächse
- 3nesselartige aber nicht zu den Nesselgewächsen gehörende Pflanze, zum Beispiel die Taubnessel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nessel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit den feinen Händen griff sie hinunter in die häßlichen Nesseln, sie waren wie Feuer; - (H. C. Andersen, Die wilden Schwäne)
Es gibt über zweitausend verschiedene Arten der Nessel.
Synonyms
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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.