Nest
German, noun/nɛst/
Nest is spelled N-E-S-T (4 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written German, the 8,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nest is a German neuter noun meaning “nest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stätte der Aufzucht der Jungen und der Wohnort bestimmter Tiere (zum Beispiel der Vögel)”.
What does Nest mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuternest
- 2
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stätte der Aufzucht der Jungen und der Wohnort bestimmter Tiere (zum Beispiel der Vögel) 2. Wohnstätte als Zufluchtsort, Ort der Geborgenheit 3. Stellung in militärischen Belangen 4. kleines Dorf
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 Nest
- Nestes genitive
- Nests genitive
- Nester plural
- Neste dative singular
- Nestern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nest?
- /nɛst/
- [nɛst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nest
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nest in German?
Nest appears 8.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).