Wespennest

[ˈvɛspn̩ˌnɛst]

/[ˈvɛspn̩ˌnɛst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wespennest” is uncommon German (frequency #72,044 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,044
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brutstätte von Wespen (bestimmte Hautflügler)

Corpus desk

Index DE-wespennest · Wespennest · German

Wespennest · rank #72,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,044
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wesensart

Nearest frequency peer: Wesensart (-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 „Wespennest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wespennest
PropertyValue
HeadwordWespennest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛspn̩ˌnɛst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wespennest“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wesensart“ (#72,043), „westeuropäische“ (#72,045), „Westgrenze“ (#72,046). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wespennest“ bei #72,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wespennest is uncommon German at frequency #72,044 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛspn̩ˌnɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brutstätte von Wespen (bestimmte Hautflügler)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wespennest, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wespennest, spelled W-E-S-P-E-N-N-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brutstätte von Wespen (bestimmte Hautflügler)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Wespennest hat keiner gerne in seinem Garten.
  2. Als Kind trat sein Vater einmal in ein Wespennest und wurde anschließend von unzähligen Nestbewohnern gestochen.

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 "Wespennest"?
"Wespennest" is spelled W-E-S-P-E-N-N-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛspn̩ˌnɛst].
What does "Wespennest" mean?
As a noun, "Wespennest" means: Brutstätte von Wespen (bestimmte Hautflügler)
How do you pronounce "Wespennest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wespennest" is [ˈvɛspn̩ˌnɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wespennest" come from?
"Wespennest" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Westgrenze#72,046Westindien#72,047Weltbilder#72,037Windpocken#72,052

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list