Niederlage

[ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə]

/[ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Niederlage” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,777
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Unterliegen/Besiegtwerden bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne

Corpus desk

Index DE-niederlage · Niederlage · German

Niederlage · rank #2,777 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,777
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nationalen

Nearest frequency peer: nationalen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Niederlage“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Niederlage“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Niederlage vs Niederlande
82% similar
Niederlage vs Niederlagen
91% similar
Niederlage vs niederlegen
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Niederlage
PropertyValue
HeadwordNiederlage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,777
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Niederlage“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Niederlageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nationalen“ (#2,776), „Ohren“ (#2,778), „Motor“ (#2,775). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Niederlage“ bei #2,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Niederlage (IPA [ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,777 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Unterliegen/Besiegtwerden bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Niederlage, with forms such as "inederlage", "neiderlage", and "nideerlage". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Niederlande", "Niederlagen", "niederlegen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Niederlage, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Unterliegen/Besiegtwerden bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach der klaren 0:9-Niederlage hat unsere Mannschaft keine Chance mehr auf den Titel.
  2. [Fußball-EM 2020, 23.6.2021, Deutschland – Hungarn:] „Insgesamt ist es der 35. Vergleich, wobei die Bilanz fast ausgeglichen ist. Deutschland feierte 13 Siege und musste elf Niederlagen hinnehmen.“

Antonyms

ErfolgSieg

This word in other languages

defeat(English)derrota(Español)défaite(Français)derrota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inederlage
  • neiderlage
  • nideerlage
  • niedderlage
  • niedelrage
  • niederalge
  • niederlaeg
  • niederlagge
  • niederlgae
  • niederllage
  • niederrlage
  • niedrelage
  • nieedrlage
  • nniederlage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Niederlage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inederlage2neiderlage2nideerlage2niedderlage1niedelrage2niederalge2niederlaeg2niederlagge1
Edit distance from "Niederlage"

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 "Niederlage"?
"Niederlage" is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə].
What does "Niederlage" mean?
As a noun, "Niederlage" means: das Unterliegen/Besiegtwerden bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne
What words are commonly confused with "Niederlage"?
"Niederlage" is commonly confused with "Niederlande", "Niederlagen", "niederlegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Niederlage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Niederlage" is [ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Niederlage" come from?
"Niederlage" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nationalen#2,776schlechten#2,785Augenblick#2,754Aufklärung#2,803

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

schmeckt14 variantsverändern14 variantsWestfalen14 variantsbezüglich14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list