niederreißen
[ˈniːdɐˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“niederreißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer kräftigen, schwungvollen Bewegung zu Fall bringen; zu Boden reißen
Corpus desk
Index DE-niederrei-en · niederreißen · German
niederreißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | niederreißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈniːdɐˌʁaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „niederreißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
niederreißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
niederreißen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is niederreißen, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-R-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit einer kräftigen, schwungvollen Bewegung zu Fall bringen; zu Boden reißen
- 2zerschlagen und zerstören
- 3sehr unglücklich machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how niederreißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er packte ihn von hinten, riss ihn nieder und entwendete ihm den Knüppel.
In der Nacht wurden die Demonstranten abgeführt und deren notdürftige Unterkünfte niedergerissen.
This word in other languages
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.