Niedergang
German, noun/ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋ/
Niedergang is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-G-A-N-G (10 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written German, the 14,041st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Niedergang is a German masculine noun meaning “demise, downfall, decline, comedown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Prozess des Zugrundegehens, des Zusammenbrechens”.
What does Niedergang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedemise, downfall, decline, comedown
- 2
masculinecompanionway
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Prozess des Zugrundegehens, des Zusammenbrechens 2. kleine Treppe oder Leiter auf Schiffen zur Verbindung zweier Decks
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 Niedergang
- Niederganges genitive
- Niedergangs genitive
- Niedergänge plural
- Niedergange dative singular
- Niedergängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Niedergang?
- /ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋ/
- [ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Niedergang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Niedergang in German?
Niedergang appears 4.2 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).