nettle
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The verdict
“nettle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanze aus der Gattung Urtica mit Härchen, die bei Berührung die Haut reizen: Brennnessel, Nessel
Corpus desk
Index DE-nettle · nettle · German
nettle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nettle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nettle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nettle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nettle, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nettle, spelled N-E-T-T-L-E.
Definition
- 1Pflanze aus der Gattung Urtica mit Härchen, die bei Berührung die Haut reizen: Brennnessel, Nessel
- 2Pflanze mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften wie die der Gattung Urtica: Nessel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nettle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The meadow was full of nettles.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.