Which to use
“niedere” is an adjective and “Niere” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,323
- “niedere” frequency rank
- #17,081
- “Niere” frequency rank
- 45404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niedere | Niere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nieder | paarig angelegtes bohnenförmiges Ausscheidungsorgan, das durch Bildung von Harn Gifte und Endprodukte des Stoffwechsels ausscheidet (beim Menschen etwa: 4 × 7 × 11 cm) |
Where the eye mixes niedere and Niere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. niedere runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against Niere's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: niedere vs Niere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: niedere is [ˈniːdəʁə] while Niere is [ˈniːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niedere is recorded at frequency rank #28,323, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːdəʁə]. Niere is at rank #17,081, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈniːʁə].
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 45404, this pair ranks #1,354,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niedere vs Niere
Shared letters: einr. Private to "niedere": d. Private to "Niere": -.
"niedere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "Niere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "niedere" and "Niere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "niedere" vs "Niere" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "niedere" and "Niere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "niedere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Niere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,354,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niedere" and "Niere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niedere vs niederer". 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 #1,354,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.