nieder-
[ˈniːdɐ]
The verdict
“nieder-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach unten, zu Boden
Corpus desk
Index DE-nieder · nieder- · German
nieder- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nieder- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [ˈniːdɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “nieder-” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
nieder- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [ˈniːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nieder-, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nieder-, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R--.
Definition
- 1nach unten, zu Boden
- 2jemanden verbal fertigmachen oder kleinkriegen
- 3zerstören oder reduzieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nieder- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wer sich niederkniet, beugt die Knie und bewegt sich auf den Boden zu.
Wer jemanden niederbrüllt, brüllt jemand anderen so an, dass dieser keine Chance zur Antwort hat.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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