# nightstand

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,813

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

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`inghtstand`, `ngihtstand`, `nigghtstand`, `nighhtstand`, `nighsttand`, `nightsatnd`, `nightsstand`, `nightstadn`, `nightstandd`, `nightstannd`, `nightstnad`, `nightsttand`, `nighttsand`, `nighttstand`, `nigthstand`, `nihgtstand`, `nnightstand`

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