nestes
/ˈneʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/
The verdict
“nestes” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,165 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a contraction.
- #4,165
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo estes
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nestes |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /ˈneʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,165 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nestes” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for nestes is 6 letters long, classified as a contraction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈneʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,165 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo estes".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nestes, with forms such as "enstes", "nesets", and "nesstes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nest", "nesses", "nessas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is nestes, spelled N-E-S-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo estes
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enstes,nesets,nesstes,nestess,nestse,nesttes,netses,nnestes,nsetes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nestes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nestes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-E-S-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈneʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nest” - see the side-by-side comparison. nestes vs nest
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.