Niederkunft
[ˈniːdɐˌkʊnft]
The verdict
“Niederkunft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Geburt eines Kindes
Corpus desk
Index DE-niederkunft · Niederkunft · German
Niederkunft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Niederkunft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈniːdɐˌkʊnft] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Niederkunft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Niederkunft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌkʊnft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geburt eines Kindes".
Zero misspellings are on record for Niederkunft in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Niederkunft, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-K-U-N-F-T.
Definition
- 1Geburt eines Kindes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Niederkunft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wegen mancher Komplikationen musste sie sich vor der Niederkunft sehr schonen.
„Aber auch Touristen, Stewardessen und Künstler gehen an Bord. Die ARD mietete sich für zwei Tage ein und drehte die Geschichte eines Häftlings, der aus dem Knast ausbricht, um bei der Niederkunft seiner Freundin dabeizusein - einer Hausbootgeburt natürlich. Von den tausend Mark am Tag feierte der ganze Kolk ein riesiges Fest mit Live-Band an Deck.“
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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.