Rattennest
German, noun/ˈʁatn̩ːɛst/
Rattennest is a German neuter noun meaning “the nest of a rat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “versteckte Stätte, wo Ratten hecken und wohnen”.
What does Rattennest mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterthe nest of a rat
- 2
colloquialneuterrat's nest (tangled hair)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. versteckte Stätte, wo Ratten hecken und wohnen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rattennest
- Rattennestes genitive
- Rattennests genitive
- Rattennester plural
- Rattenneste dative singular
- Rattennestern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rattennest?
- /ˈʁatn̩ːɛst/
- [ˈʁatn̩ˌnɛst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rattennest in German?
Rattennest appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).