nestle

/[ˈnɛstlə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,352

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

nestle is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nesteln Pronounced [ˈnɛstlə]. Often confused with Nette and Netze.

Key facts for nestle
PropertyValue
Headwordnestle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnɛstlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,352
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nestle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nestle is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɛstlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,352 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for nestle, with forms such as "enstle", "neslte", and "nesstle". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Nette", "Netze", "neuste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nestle, spelled N-E-S-T-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nesteln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nesteln
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nesteln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nesteln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enstle,neslte,nesstle,nestel,nestlle,nesttle,netsle,nnestle,nsetle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nestle

Misspelling Variants of "nestle"

enstle6neslte6nesstle7nestel6nestlle7nesttle7netsle6nnestle7
Misspelling Variants of "nestle"

Frequency rank: #35,352 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nestle"?
"nestle" is spelled N-E-S-T-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛstlə].
What does "nestle" mean?
As a verb, "nestle" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nesteln
What words are commonly confused with "nestle"?
"nestle" is commonly confused with "Nette", "Netze", "neuste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nestle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nestle" is [ˈnɛstlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nestle" come from?
"nestle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.