Nessel
German, noun/ˈnɛsl̩/
Nessel is spelled N-E-S-S-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nessel is a German feminine noun meaning “nettle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Brennnessel, Urtica”.
What does Nessel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenettle
noun
- 1
masculinemuslin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Brennnessel, Urtica 2. Pflanze aus der Familie der Nesselgewächse 3. nesselartige aber nicht zu den Nesselgewächsen gehörende Pflanze, zum Beispiel die Taubnessel
noun: 1. Gewebe aus Pflanzenfasern (ursprünglich aus Brennnesseln)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nessel
- Nesseln plural
- Nessels genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nessel?
- /ˈnɛsl̩/
- [ˈnɛsl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nessel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nessel in German?
Nessel appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).