nest of vipers
"nest-of-vipers" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nest of vipers” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A group of criminals or dangerous, untrustworthy people.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nest of vipers |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nest of vipers” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nest of vipers is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A group of criminals or dangerous, untrustworthy people.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nest of vipers, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is nest of vipers, spelled N-E-S-T- -O-F- -V-I-P-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1A group of criminals or dangerous, untrustworthy people.
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.
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- The one correct English spelling is N-E-S-T- -O-F- -V-I-P-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.