Which to use
“niedrigem” and “niedriges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,659
- “niedrigem” frequency rank
- #40,728
- “niedriges” frequency rank
- 60387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niedrigem | niedriges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig |
Where the eye mixes niedrigem and niedriges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. niedrigem and niedriges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: niedrigem vs niedriges
A purely visual mix-up. niedrigem ([ˈniːdʁɪɡəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “niedrigem” becomes s in “niedriges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60387, 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]. 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 60387, this pair ranks #788,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niedrigem vs niedriges
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "niedrigem": m. Private to "niedriges": s.
"niedrigem" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "niedriges" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "niedrigem" and "niedriges" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "niedrigem" or "niedriges"?
What to do next
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 "niedriges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #788,893 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niedrigem" and "niedriges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niedrigere 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 #788,893 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.