Which to use
“niedrigem” and “niedriger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,659
- “niedrigem” frequency rank
- #4,918
- “niedriger” frequency rank
- 24577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niedrigem | niedriger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig |
Where the eye mixes niedrigem and niedriger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. niedrigem and niedriger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between niedrigem and niedriger
A purely visual mix-up. niedrigem ([ˈniːdʁɪɡəm]) and niedriger ([ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - m in “niedrigem” becomes r in “niedriger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niedrigem is recorded at frequency rank #19,659, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːdʁɪɡəm]. niedriger is at rank #4,918, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ].
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 24577, this pair ranks #1,845,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of niedrigem vs niedriger
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "niedrigem": m. Private to "niedriger": -.
"niedrigem" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "niedriger" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "niedrigem" for "niedriger" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "niedrigem" or "niedriger" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "niedrigem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niedriger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niedrigem" and "niedriger" 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 #1,845,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.