niederträchtig

[ˈniːdɐˌtʁɛçtɪç]

/[ˈniːdɐˌtʁɛçtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“niederträchtig” is uncommon German (frequency #64,563 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,563
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf bewusste Weise böse, hinterlistig, boshaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-niedertrachtig · niederträchtig · German

niederträchtig · rank #64,563 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,563
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH niederschreib…

Nearest frequency peer: niederschreiben (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „niederträchtig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „niederträchtig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for niederträchtig
PropertyValue
Headwordniederträchtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈniːdɐˌtʁɛçtɪç]
Letters14
Frequency rank#64,563
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „niederträchtig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).niederträchtigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „niederschreiben“ (#64,562), „nordafrikanische“ (#64,565), „Neuseeländer“ (#64,560). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „niederträchtig“ bei #64,563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

niederträchtig is uncommon German at frequency #64,563 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈniːdɐˌtʁɛçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf bewusste Weise böse, hinterlistig, boshaft".

No generated misspelling entries exist for niederträchtig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is niederträchtig, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-T-R-Ä-C-H-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf bewusste Weise böse, hinterlistig, boshaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how niederträchtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das ist nichts als die niederträchtige Verleumdung eines niederträchtigen Burschen.

Synonyms

boshaftinfamschändlichgemeinruchlosböswillighämischsardonischschadenfrohsadistischmaliziösfiesschuftigkaltherzigherzlosarglistighinterlistigdurchtrieben

This word in other languages

vile(English)infame(Español)infâme(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "niederträchtig"?
"niederträchtig" is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-T-R-Ä-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːdɐˌtʁɛçtɪç].
What does "niederträchtig" mean?
As an adjective, "niederträchtig" means: auf bewusste Weise böse, hinterlistig, boshaft
How do you pronounce "niederträchtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "niederträchtig" is [ˈniːdɐˌtʁɛçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "niederträchtig" come from?
"niederträchtig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "niederträchtig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nachtschwärmer#64,551ostasiatischen#64,585metaphysischen#64,520Politikwechsel#64,612

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list