nieder
German, adjective/ˈniː.dɐ/
nieder is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R (6 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nieder is a German adjective meaning “low” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “keine große Höhe habend”.
What does nieder mean in English?
adjective
- 1
low
- 2
mean
- 3
menial
adverb
- 1
down
prefix
- 1
down; prefix used to form verbs describing or causing a downward motion, particularly down to the ground
- 2
lower; prefix appended to location names to signify a portion of lower elevation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. nach unten, zu Boden 2. jemanden verbal fertigmachen oder kleinkriegen 3. zerstören oder reduzieren
adjective: 1. keine große Höhe habend 2. sich nicht in großer Höhe befindend 3. sich auf niedriger Stufe oder Klasse in einer Rangordnung befindend 4. moralisch minderwertig, anrüchig
adverb: 1. Bewegung, die von oben nach unten führt 2. Bewegung, die von oben nach unten führt 3. Befehl, jemanden oder etwas hinzulegen 4. Kampfruf, der fordert, etwas auszutilgen, oder etwas nicht zuzulassen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nieder
- niederer masculine nominative singular
- am niedersten superlative
- niedere feminine nominative singular
- niederes neuter nominative singular
- niederen genitive masculine singular
- niederem dative masculine singular
- der niedere definite includes-article masculine
- die niedere definite feminine includes-article
- das niedere definite includes-article neuter
- die niederen definite includes-article nominative
- des niederen definite genitive includes-article
- der niederen definite feminine genitive
- dem niederen dative definite includes-article
- niedrer comparative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nieder?
- /ˈniː.dɐ/
- [ˈniːdɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nieder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nieder in German?
nieder appears 27 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).