niedermähen
[ˈniːdɐˌmɛːən]
The verdict
“niedermähen” 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) - mehrere Menschen in kurzer Zeit durch Salven aus dem Maschinengewehr (historisch mit zum Beispiel Bajonett/Säbel) töten
Corpus desk
Index DE-niedermahen · niedermähen · German
niedermähen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | niedermähen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈniːdɐˌmɛːən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „niedermähen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
niedermähen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌmɛːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
niedermähen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is niedermähen, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-M-Ä-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1mehrere Menschen in kurzer Zeit durch Salven aus dem Maschinengewehr (historisch mit zum Beispiel Bajonett/Säbel) töten
- 2(einen Menschen/eine Sache) mit einem Fahrzeug zu Fall bringen/umfahren
- 3einen Rasen/eine Wiese kurz schneiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how niedermähen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dutzende von Soldaten wurden durch Maschinengewehrsalven niedergemäht.
Der LKW mähte die im Wege stehenden Verkehrsschilder nieder und kam kurz vor der Autobahnbrücke zum Stehen.
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.