Nest
[nɛst]
The verdict
“Nest” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,426. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,426
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Stätte der Aufzucht der Jungen und der Wohnort bestimmter Tiere (zum Beispiel der Vögel)
Corpus desk
Index DE-nest · Nest · German
Nest · rank #8,426 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,426
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH nebst
Nearest frequency peer: nebst (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Nest”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- nebeneinand…
nebeneinander
91,577 corpus weight
- nebst
nebst
91,576 corpus weight
- Nest
Nest
91,575 corpus weight
- netzwerken
netzwerken
91,574 corpus weight
- Nico
Nico
91,573 corpus weight
- Niederländi…
Niederländischen
91,572 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Nest” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nɛst] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #8,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nest” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Nest (IPA [nɛst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,426 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nest, with forms such as "enst", "nesst", and "nestt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NS", "NT", "neu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Nest, spelled N-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1Stätte der Aufzucht der Jungen und der Wohnort bestimmter Tiere (zum Beispiel der Vögel)
- 2Wohnstätte als Zufluchtsort, Ort der Geborgenheit
- 3Stellung in militärischen Belangen
- 4kleines Dorf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Männchen sammelt Zweige, um daraus ein Nest zu bauen.
Was die Aufzucht ihrer Jungvögel, ihrer Brut, anbetrifft, unterstellt man den Raben eine lieblose, zuweilen auch brutale Pflege. Lange Zeit war die Vorstellung verbreitet, dass sie, wenn sie nicht genug Futter herbeischaffen können, einige Jungvögel aus dem Nest werfen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enst
- nesst
- nestt
- nets
- nnest
- nset
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nest - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nest", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.