Which to use
“niedriger” and “niedriges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,918
- “niedriger” frequency rank
- #40,728
- “niedriges” frequency rank
- 45646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niedriger | niedriges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig |
Where the eye mixes niedriger and niedriges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. niedriger and niedriges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between niedriger and niedriges
A purely visual mix-up. niedriger ([ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ]) 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 - r in “niedriger” becomes s in “niedriges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niedriger is recorded at frequency rank #4,918, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ]. 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 45646, this pair ranks #1,345,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niedriger vs niedriges
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "niedriger": -. Private to "niedriges": s.
"niedriger" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "niedriges" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "niedriger" and "niedriges" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "niedriger" vs "niedriges" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "niedriger" 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 #1,345,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niedriger" 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 #1,345,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.