nesta

\ˈneʃ.tɐ\

/\ˈneʃ.tɐ\/ prep

The verdict

“nesta” is uncommon French (frequency #75,943 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,943
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de neste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nesta · nesta · French

nesta · rank #75,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,943
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nessa

Nearest frequency peer: Nessa (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « nesta »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « nesta » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nesta
PropertyValue
Headwordnesta
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ˈneʃ.tɐ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,943
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nesta » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).nestatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Nessa » (#75,942), « Neustadt » (#75,944), « nerve » (#75,941). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nesta » est au #75,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nesta is uncommon French at frequency #75,943 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ˈneʃ.tɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de neste.".

No misspelling variants are generated for nesta in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nesta, spelled N-E-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de neste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O Fluminense oficializou, nesta quarta-feira (17/12/2025), a rescisão contratual do zagueiro Thiago Silva.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nesta"?
"nesta" is spelled N-E-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈneʃ.tɐ\.
What does "nesta" mean?
As a preposition, "nesta" means: Féminin singulier de neste.
How do you pronounce "nesta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nesta" is \ˈneʃ.tɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list