nestor kéa

\nɛs.tɔʁ ke.a\

/\nɛs.tɔʁ ke.a\/ noun

The verdict

“nestor kéa” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de psittaciforme endémique de Nouvelle-Zélande, de la famille des nestoridés, qui vit exclusivement dans les montagnes où elle se nourrit entre autres de nectar et des fruits d’agathis, un a...

Key facts for nestor kéa
PropertyValue
Headwordnestor kéa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɛs.tɔʁ ke.a\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nestor kéa” sits in French frequency

nestor kéa falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nestor kéa is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɛs.tɔʁ ke.a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de psittaciforme endémique de Nouvelle-Zélande, de la famille des nestoridés, qui vit exclusivement dans les montagnes où elle se nourrit entre autres de nectar et des fruits d’agathis, un a...".

nestor kéa doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is nestor kéa, spelled N-E-S-T-O-R- -K-É-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de psittaciforme endémique de Nouvelle-Zélande, de la famille des nestoridés, qui vit exclusivement dans les montagnes où elle se nourrit entre autres de nectar et des fruits d’agathis, un arbre de la famille des araucariacées, dont la forme de son bec est particulièrement bien adaptée à l'extraction des graines, et qui est d'un naturel inquisiteur auprès des humains (espèce Nestor notabilis).

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nestor kéa"?
"nestor kéa" is spelled N-E-S-T-O-R- -K-É-A. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛs.tɔʁ ke.a\.
What does "nestor kéa" mean?
As a noun, "nestor kéa" means: Espèce de psittaciforme endémique de Nouvelle-Zélande, de la famille des nestoridés, qui vit exclusivement dans les montagnes où elle se nourrit entre autres de nectar et des fruits d’agathis, un a...
How do you pronounce "nestor kéa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nestor kéa" is \nɛs.tɔʁ ke.a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nestor kéa" come from?
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Using “nestor kéa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-E-S-T-O-R- -K-É-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nɛs.tɔʁ ke.a\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list