niedrige vs niedriges, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“niedrige” and “niedriges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,696
“niedrige” frequency rank: #40,728
“niedriges” frequency rank: 47424
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	niedrige	niedriges
Definition	Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig	Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig

Where the eye mixes niedrige and niedriges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. niedrige runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against niedriges's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch

niedrige

9 ch

niedriges

Why the eye confuses niedrige with niedriges

A purely visual mix-up. niedrige ([ˈniːdʁɪɡə]) and niedriges ([ˈniːdʁɪɡəs]) 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 “niedriges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47424, 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]. niedriges is at rank #40,728, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːdʁɪɡəs].

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 47424, this pair ranks #1,284,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of niedrige vs niedriges

Shared letters: deginr. Private to "niedrige": -. Private to "niedriges": s.

"niedrige" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "niedriges" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

niedrige ← inedrige · neidrige · niderige · nieddrige · niedirge · niedrgie · niedrieg · niedrigge
niedriges ← inedriges · neidriges · nideriges · nieddriges · niedirges · niedrgies · niedriegs · niedrigess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "niedrige" and "niedriges" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈniːdʁɪɡə] versus [ˈniːdʁɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Frequency check: "niedrige" vs "niedriges" - which ranks higher?

"niedrige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,696 in our German list, against #40,728 for "niedriges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "niedrige" and "niedriges" 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 "niedriges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,284,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"niedrige" and "niedriges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niedrigem 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 #1,284,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.