niederringen
German, verb[ˈniːdɐˌʁɪŋən]
niederringen is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-R-I-N-G-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Niederringen is a German verb meaning “to wrestle down, to outwrestle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach (längerem) Kampf besiegen; im Ringkampf niederwerfen”.
What does niederringen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to wrestle down, to outwrestle
- 2
to defeat, to overcome (:foe)
- 3
to fight down (:feeling, emotion, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. nach (längerem) Kampf besiegen; im Ringkampf niederwerfen 2. nicht zum Ausdruck/Ausbruch kommen lassen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of niederringen
- ringt nieder present singular third-person
- rang nieder past
- niedergerungen participle past
- ränge nieder past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- niederringend participle present
- niederzuringen infinitive infinitive-zu
- ringe nieder first-person indicative present
- ringen nieder first-person indicative plural
- ringst nieder indicative present second-person
- ringest nieder second-person singular subjunctive
- ringet nieder plural second-person subjunctive
- rangen nieder first-person indicative plural
- rängen nieder first-person formal plural
- rangst nieder indicative preterite second-person
- rangt nieder indicative plural preterite
- rängest nieder formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce niederringen?
- [ˈniːdɐˌʁɪŋən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to niederringen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is niederringen in German?
niederringen appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).