Which to use
“nest” is a noun and “nestes” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,276
- “nest” frequency rank
- #4,165
- “nestes” frequency rank
- 43441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nest | nestes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ninho | contração da preposição em com o pronome demonstrativo estes |
Where the eye mixes nest and nestes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nest runs 4 letters (CVCC) against nestes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nest vs nestes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nest is /nɛst/ while nestes is /ˈneʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “nest” sits inside “nestes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs contraction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nest is recorded at frequency rank #39,276, classified as anoun, pronounced /nɛst/. nestes is at rank #4,165, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈneʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43441, this pair ranks #22,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nest vs nestes
Shared letters: enst. Private to "nest": -. Private to "nestes": -.
"nest" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "nestes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nest" for "nestes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nest" vs "nestes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nestes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nest" and "nestes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nena vs nest". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #22,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.