Nestbau
[ˈnɛstˌbaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Nestbau” is uncommon German (frequency #91,999 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,999
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Bauen eines Nestes
Corpus desk
Index DE-nestbau · Nestbau · German
Nestbau · rank #91,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,999
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,919
- PHOTO-FINISH Nettigkeiten
Nearest frequency peer: Nettigkeiten (+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 “Nestbau”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nebenflüsse
Nebenflüsse
8,007 corpus weight
- Negativserie
Negativserie
8,005 corpus weight
- nerf
nerf
8,004 corpus weight
- Nestbau
Nestbau
8,002 corpus weight
- Nettigkeiten
Nettigkeiten
8,001 corpus weight
- Neuankömmli…
Neuankömmlingen
7,999 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Nestbau” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nestbau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛstˌbaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nestbau” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nestbau is uncommon German at frequency #91,999 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛstˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nestbau, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nestbau, spelled N-E-S-T-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1das Bauen eines Nestes
- 2(meist größeres, komplexeres) gebautes Nest
This word in other languages
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 May 6, 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 "Nestbau", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.