how to pronounce nest

/nɛst/

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nest is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of nest in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… sie ein nest bauen auf unserem kopf und …”

meanings of nest

noun:

Nest.
Small village.

nest frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word nest occurs in german on average 8.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.