Niederrad
[ˈniːdɐˌʁaːt]
The verdict
“Niederrad” is uncommon German (frequency #89,356 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,356
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der heute bekannte Fahrradtyp mit zwei gleich hohen Rädern, einem Tretlager und einer Kettenübersetzung zum Hinterrad
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Niederrad |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈniːdɐˌʁaːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Niederrad” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Niederrad is uncommon German at frequency #89,356 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der heute bekannte Fahrradtyp mit zwei gleich hohen Rädern, einem Tretlager und einer Kettenübersetzung zum Hinterrad".
Niederrad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Niederrad, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-R-A-D.
Definition
- 1der heute bekannte Fahrradtyp mit zwei gleich hohen Rädern, einem Tretlager und einer Kettenübersetzung zum Hinterrad
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is N-I-E-D-E-R-R-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.