Nisse

[ˈnɪsə]

/[ˈnɪsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nisse” is uncommon German (frequency #94,681 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,681
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ei einer Tierlaus, das an den Haaren festklebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-nisse · Nisse · German

Nisse · rank #94,681 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,681
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nobles

Nearest frequency peer: nobles (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nisse“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nisse“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nisse
PropertyValue
HeadwordNisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɪsə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nisse“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nissefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nobles“ (#94,682), „nies“ (#94,679), „nono“ (#94,683). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nisse“ bei #94,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nisse is uncommon German at frequency #94,681 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɪsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ei einer Tierlaus, das an den Haaren festklebt".

Nisse has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Nisse, spelled N-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ei einer Tierlaus, das an den Haaren festklebt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Nisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die weiblichen Läuse legen ihre Eier (Nissen) an den Haarschäften ab. Binnen acht Tagen entwickeln sich daraus Larven.

Synonyms

Niss

This word in other languages

nit(English)liendre(Español)lente(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nisse"?
"Nisse" is spelled N-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɪsə].
What does "Nisse" mean?
As a noun, "Nisse" means: Ei einer Tierlaus, das an den Haaren festklebt
How do you pronounce "Nisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nisse" is [ˈnɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nisse" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nisse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oehme#94,697Protz#94,752magni#94,589Reals#94,774

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list