nightstand

Name: nightstand, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“nightstand” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,813
frequency rank, English: 1,534
“N” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nightstand · nightstand · English

nightstand · rank #40,813 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #40,813
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 1,534
PHOTO-FINISH NHTSA

Nearest frequency peer: NHTSA (-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.

NHK

59,190
NHTSA

59,189
nightstand

59,188
Noh

59,187
northernmost

59,186
notifies

59,185

What this shows “nightstand” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for nightstand
Property	Value
Headword	nightstand
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#40,813
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nightstand”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).nightstandlands here:

#40,813

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “NHTSA” (#40,812), “Noh” (#40,814), “NHK” (#40,811). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nightstand” is #40,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around nightstand, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,813 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for nightstand, with forms such as "inghtstand", "ngihtstand", and "nigghtstand". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”). The correct English form is nightstand, spelled N-I-G-H-T-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

1
A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.

Etymology

From night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”).

This word in other languages

mesa de noche(Español)table de nuit(Français)Nachtkästchen(Deutsch)criado-mudo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

inghtstand
ngihtstand
nigghtstand
nighhtstand
nighsttand
nightsatnd
nightsstand
nightstadn
nightstandd
nightstannd
nightstnad
nightsttand
nighttsand
nighttstand
nigthstand
nihgtstand
nnightstand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nightstand - 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.

Edit distance from "nightstand"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nightstand"?

"nightstand" is spelled N-I-G-H-T-S-T-A-N-D.

What does "nightstand" mean?

As a noun, "nightstand" means: A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

What are common misspellings of "nightstand"?

Common misspellings include "inghtstand", "ngihtstand", "nigghtstand", "nighhtstand", "nighsttand". The correct spelling is "nightstand".

What is the origin of the word "nightstand"?

From night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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