niedlicher

[ˈniːtlɪçɐ]

/[ˈniːtlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“niedlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #66,539 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,539
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-niedlicher · niedlicher · German

niedlicher · rank #66,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,539
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 26,919
  • PHOTO-FINISH nicks

Nearest frequency peer: nicks (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “niedlicher”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “niedlicher” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for niedlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordniedlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈniːtlɪçɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “niedlicher” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). niedlicher lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

niedlicher is uncommon German at frequency #66,539 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈniːtlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for niedlicher, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is niedlicher, spelled N-I-E-D-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "niedlicher"?
"niedlicher" is spelled N-I-E-D-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːtlɪçɐ].
What does "niedlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "niedlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich
How do you pronounce "niedlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "niedlicher" is [ˈniːtlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "niedlicher" come from?
"niedlicher" 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 "niedlicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nutztieren#66,549nagelneuen#66,525Oberhoheit#66,555nachrangig#66,521
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list