niederstechen
[ˈniːdɐˌʃtɛçn̩]
The verdict
“niederstechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden so mit einer Klinge verletzen, dass dieser zu Boden geht (und stirbt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-niederstechen · niederstechen · German
niederstechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | niederstechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈniːdɐˌʃtɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „niederstechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
niederstechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌʃtɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden so mit einer Klinge verletzen, dass dieser zu Boden geht (und stirbt)".
No misspelling variants are generated for niederstechen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 niederstechen, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-S-T-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden so mit einer Klinge verletzen, dass dieser zu Boden geht (und stirbt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how niederstechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er gab zu, dass er den Mann zwar niedergestochen hätte, nicht aber getötet. Dieser habe noch gelebt, als er den Tatort verließ.
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.