Niedergangs

[ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋs]

/[ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Niedergangs” is uncommon German (frequency #70,620 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,620
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Niedergang

Corpus desk

Index DE-niedergangs · Niedergangs · German

Niedergangs · rank #70,620 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,620
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nichtsdestowe…

Nearest frequency peer: nichtsdestoweniger (-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 „Niedergangs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Niedergangs
PropertyValue
HeadwordNiedergangs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,620
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Niedergangs“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Niedergangsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nichtsdestoweniger“ (#70,619), „niedergemacht“ (#70,621), „niederländisches“ (#70,622). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Niedergangs“ bei #70,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Niedergangs is uncommon German at frequency #70,620 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Niedergang".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Niedergangs, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Niedergangs, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-G-A-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Niedergang

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 "Niedergangs"?
"Niedergangs" is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-G-A-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋs].
What does "Niedergangs" mean?
As a noun, "Niedergangs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Niedergang
How do you pronounce "Niedergangs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Niedergangs" is [ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Niedergangs" come from?
"Niedergangs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list