niedergehen

[ˈniːdɐˌɡeːən]

/[ˈniːdɐˌɡeːən]/ verb

The verdict

“niedergehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehr oder minder sanft oder schnell aus der Höhe herunterfallen

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Index DE-niedergehen · niedergehen · German

niedergehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for niedergehen
PropertyValue
Headwordniedergehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈniːdɐˌɡeːən]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „niedergehen“ im Deutschen

niedergehensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

niedergehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for niedergehen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is niedergehen, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehr oder minder sanft oder schnell aus der Höhe herunterfallen
  2. 2
    mit einem Flugzeug aus der Luft wieder auf die Erde gelangen
  3. 3
    zu Boden gehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Meteoritenschauer, bei denen in kurzer Zeit große Mengen Meteoriten niedergehen, treten in der Realität eher selten auf (z. B. auf dem Jupiter 1994).“
  2. „Eine solche Rakete hat den Vorteil, dass sie auch über bewohntem Gebiet niedergehen kann, ohne Sach- und Personenschäden zu verursachen.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "niedergehen"?
"niedergehen" is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːdɐˌɡeːən].
What does "niedergehen" mean?
As a verb, "niedergehen" means: mehr oder minder sanft oder schnell aus der Höhe herunterfallen
How do you pronounce "niedergehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "niedergehen" is [ˈniːdɐˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "niedergehen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list