Niederung
German, noun/ˈniːdəʁʊŋ/
Niederung is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Niederung is a German feminine noun meaning “lowland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “niedrig gelegenes Gelände, besonders an Gewässern”.
What does Niederung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelowland
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. niedrig gelegenes Gelände, besonders an Gewässern 2. als banal, minderwertig oder moralisch fragwürdig empfundener Sachverhalt
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 Niederung
- Niederungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Niederung?
- /ˈniːdəʁʊŋ/
- [ˈniːdəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Niederung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Niederung in German?
Niederung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).