nisten

[ˈnɪstn̩]

/[ˈnɪstn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“nisten” is uncommon German (frequency #52,299 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,299
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Nest bauen und darin die Jungtiere aufziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nisten · nisten · German

nisten · rank #52,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,299
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Niendorf

Nearest frequency peer: Niendorf (-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 „nisten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nisten
PropertyValue
Headwordnisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnɪstn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nisten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nistenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Niendorf“ (#52,298), „Nordirak“ (#52,300), „Nordküste“ (#52,301). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nisten“ bei #52,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nisten is uncommon German at frequency #52,299 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnɪstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Nest bauen und darin die Jungtiere aufziehen".

No misspelling variants are generated for nisten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nisten, spelled N-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Nest bauen und darin die Jungtiere aufziehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In unseren Kletterrosen nisten Spatzen.
  2. Eichhörnchen nisten manchmal in alten Blumenkübeln auf Balkonen.

This word in other languages

nest(English)anidar(Español)nicher(Français)aninhar(Português)

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 "nisten"?
"nisten" is spelled N-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɪstn̩].
What does "nisten" mean?
As a verb, "nisten" means: ein Nest bauen und darin die Jungtiere aufziehen
How do you pronounce "nisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nisten" is [ˈnɪstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oranje#52,309Preetz#52,333raufen#52,355Krücke#52,220

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list