Which to use
“Niederlage” is a noun and “niederlegen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,777
- “Niederlage” frequency rank
- #34,832
- “niederlegen” frequency rank
- 37609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Niederlage | niederlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Unterliegen/Besiegtwerden bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne | etwas nach unten legen, etwas auf den Boden legen |
Where the eye mixes Niederlage and niederlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Niederlage runs 10 letters (CVVCVCCVCV) against niederlegen's 11 (CVVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Niederlage vs niederlegen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Niederlage is [ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə] while niederlegen is [ˈniːdɐˌleːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37609, 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]. niederlegen is at rank #34,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌleːɡn̩].
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 37609, this pair ranks #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Niederlage vs niederlegen
Shared letters: degilnr. Private to "Niederlage": a. Private to "niederlegen": -.
"Niederlage" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCV · "niederlegen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Niederlage ← inederlage · neiderlage · nideerlage · niedderlage · niedelrage · niederalge · niederlaeg · niederlagge
- niederlegen ← inederlegen · neiderlegen · nideerlegen · niedderlegen · niedelregen · niederelgen · niederleegn · niederlegenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Niederlage" for "niederlegen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Niederlage" or "niederlegen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Niederlage" and "niederlegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Niederlage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niederlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Niederlage" and "niederlegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niederlegen 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 #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.