Which to use
“Niederlage” and “Niederlagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,777
- “Niederlage” frequency rank
- #7,968
- “Niederlagen” frequency rank
- 10745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Niederlage | Niederlagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Unterliegen/Besiegtwerden bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Niederlage |
Where the eye mixes Niederlage and Niederlagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Niederlage runs 10 letters (CVVCVCCVCV) against Niederlagen's 11 (CVVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Niederlage with Niederlagen
A purely visual mix-up. Niederlage ([ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə]) and Niederlagen ([ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Niederlage” sits inside “Niederlagen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Niederlage is recorded at frequency rank #2,777, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə]. Niederlagen is at rank #7,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡn̩].
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 10745, this pair ranks #1,973,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Niederlage vs Niederlagen
Shared letters: adegilnr. Private to "Niederlage": -. Private to "Niederlagen": -.
"Niederlage" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCV · "Niederlagen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Niederlage ← inederlage · neiderlage · nideerlage · niedderlage · niedelrage · niederalge · niederlaeg · niederlagge
- Niederlagen ← inederlagen · neiderlagen · nideerlagen · niedderlagen · niedelragen · niederalgen · niederlaegn · niederlagenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Niederlage" for "Niederlagen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Niederlage" or "Niederlagen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Niederlage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Niederlagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Niederlage" and "Niederlagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Niederlagen vs Niederungen". 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 #1,973,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.