Which to use
“niedrige” and “niedrigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,696
- “niedrige” frequency rank
- #4,820
- “niedrigen” frequency rank
- 11516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niedrige | niedrigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig |
Where the eye mixes niedrige and niedrigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. niedrige runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against niedrigen's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses niedrige with niedrigen
A purely visual mix-up. niedrige ([ˈniːdʁɪɡə]) and niedrigen ([ˈniːdʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “niedrige” sits inside “niedrigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niedrige is recorded at frequency rank #6,696, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːdʁɪɡə]. niedrigen is at rank #4,820, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːdʁɪɡn̩].
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 11516, this pair ranks #1,969,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of niedrige vs niedrigen
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "niedrige": -. Private to "niedrigen": -.
"niedrige" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "niedrigen" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "niedrige" and "niedrigen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "niedrige" or "niedrigen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "niedrige" and "niedrigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "niedrige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niedrigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niedrige" and "niedrigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niedrige vs niedriges". 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 #1,969,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.