nestle
/ˈnɛsəl/
"nestle" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nestle” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,394
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nestle · nestle · English
nestle · rank #29,394 · 9 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,394
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Neolithic
Nearest frequency peer: Neolithic (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nestle”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- narcissist
narcissist
70,610 corpus weight
- navigational
navigational
70,609 corpus weight
- Neolithic
Neolithic
70,608 corpus weight
- nestle
nestle
70,607 corpus weight
- normalizati…
normalization
70,606 corpus weight
- nous
nous
70,605 corpus weight
What this shows “nestle” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nestle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈnɛsəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #29,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nestle”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around nestle (IPA /ˈnɛsəl/), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,394 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nestle, with forms such as "enstle", "neslte", and "nesstle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Nestor", "nettle", "nest", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English nestelen, nestlen, from Old English nistlan, nestlian, nistlian (“to make or build a nest”), from Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn (“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”), equivalent to nest + -le. Cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen (“to… The correct English form is nestle, spelled N-E-S-T-L-E.
Definition
- 1To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
- 2To press oneself against another affectionately.
- 3To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
- 4To build or sit upon a nest.
- 5Of a bird: to look after its young.
- 6To move or place into a comfortable position
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nestle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the work that it [the Servants of India Society] will do in the future it will be the spirit of Mr. [Gopal Krishna] Gokhale that will inspire it. So I would remind you that while you raise a statue to his public honour, do not forget what matters more, the hope that ever nestled warmly in his heart, that is nearest and dearest to those who imitate him,…
The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.
Etymology
From Middle English nestelen, nestlen, from Old English nistlan, nestlian, nistlian (“to make or build a nest”), from Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn (“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”), equivalent to nest + -le. Cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen (“to build a nest”), Dutch nestelen (“to nest, nestle”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enstle
- neslte
- nesstle
- nestel
- nestlle
- nesttle
- netsle
- nnestle
- nsetle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nestle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Same letter count
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Similar misspelling depth
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