Niedergeschlagenheit

[ˈniːdɐɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]

/[ˈniːdɐɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Niedergeschlagenheit” is uncommon German (frequency #96,023 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,023
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - traurige Gemütsstimmung, oft verbunden mit dem Gefühl körperlicher Erschöpfung

Key facts for Niedergeschlagenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordNiedergeschlagenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈniːdɐɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters20
Frequency rank#96,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Niedergeschlagenheit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Niedergeschlagenheit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Niedergeschlagenheit is uncommon German at frequency #96,023 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈniːdɐɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "traurige Gemütsstimmung, oft verbunden mit dem Gefühl körperlicher Erschöpfung".

No misspelling variants are generated for Niedergeschlagenheit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Niedergeschlagenheit, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    traurige Gemütsstimmung, oft verbunden mit dem Gefühl körperlicher Erschöpfung

Antonyms

SelbstsicherheitZuversicht

This word in other languages

melancholy(English)abatimiento(Español)

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 "Niedergeschlagenheit"?
"Niedergeschlagenheit" is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːdɐɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Niedergeschlagenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Niedergeschlagenheit" means: traurige Gemütsstimmung, oft verbunden mit dem Gefühl körperlicher Erschöpfung
How do you pronounce "Niedergeschlagenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Niedergeschlagenheit" is [ˈniːdɐɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Niedergeschlagenheit" come from?
"Niedergeschlagenheit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Niedergeschlagenheit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈniːdɐɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list