negieren

[neˈɡiːʁən]

/[neˈɡiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“negieren” is uncommon German (frequency #60,862 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,862
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abstreiten, leugnen, eine Sache als nicht existent betrachten oder behaupten

Corpus desk

Index DE-negieren · negieren · German

negieren · rank #60,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,862
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nelle

Nearest frequency peer: nelle (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „negieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „negieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for negieren
PropertyValue
Headwordnegieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[neˈɡiːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,862
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „negieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).negierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nelle“ (#60,863), „Neresheim“ (#60,864), „Nationalsozialist“ (#60,859). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „negieren“ bei #60,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

negieren is uncommon German at frequency #60,862 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [neˈɡiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for negieren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is negieren, spelled N-E-G-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    abstreiten, leugnen, eine Sache als nicht existent betrachten oder behaupten
  2. 2
    einer Sache ablehnend gegenüberstehen
  3. 3
    mit einem verneinenden Ausdruck versehen; verneinen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how negieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Angeklagte negierte seine Schuld.
  2. Ein Atheist negiert die Existenz von Göttern.

Synonyms

abstreitenleugnenablehnenverneinen

Antonyms

bestätigenbejahen

This word in other languages

negate(English)negar(Español)nier(Français)negar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "negieren"?
"negieren" is spelled N-E-G-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [neˈɡiːʁən].
What does "negieren" mean?
As a verb, "negieren" means: abstreiten, leugnen, eine Sache als nicht existent betrachten oder behaupten
How do you pronounce "negieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negieren" is [neˈɡiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "negieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list