# newest

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnjuːɪst/ · frequency rank #6,713

## Definitions
1. Superlative form of new: most new.

## Etymology
From Middle English newest, from Old English nīwost, from Proto-Germanic *niwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwisth₂os, superlative of *néwos/*néwyos (whence new). Cognate with Scots newest, Dutch nieuwst, German neueste, neuste, Icelandic nýjastur, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (niujists), Ashkun nustári (“before”), Kamkata-viri nüštë́ř (“before”), Waigali nüst (“before”), Vedic Sanskrit नविष्ठ (náviṣṭha).

## Easily confused with
- **news** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newest-vs-news)
- **newt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newest-vs-newt)
- **newness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newest-vs-newness)
- **nest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nest-vs-newest)
- **NEET** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neet-vs-newest)
- **newer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newer-vs-newest)
- **Newell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newell-vs-newest)
- **nearest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nearest-vs-newest)

## Common misspellings (9)
`enwest`, `neewst`, `newesst`, `newestt`, `newets`, `newset`, `newwest`, `nnewest`, `nweest`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/newest