niedrig
[ˈniːdʁɪç]
The verdict
“niedrig” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,288. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,288
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unten befindlich, tief gelegen, nicht hoch
Corpus desk
Index DE-niedrig · niedrig · German
niedrig · rank #5,288 · 10 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,288
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH neugierig
Nearest frequency peer: neugierig (-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 “niedrig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Mitgliedsch…
Mitgliedschaft
94,716 corpus weight
- monatlich
monatlich
94,715 corpus weight
- neugierig
neugierig
94,714 corpus weight
- niedrig
niedrig
94,713 corpus weight
- offener
offener
94,712 corpus weight
- Orange
Orange
94,711 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “niedrig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | niedrig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈniːdʁɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “niedrig” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around niedrig (IPA [ˈniːdʁɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,288 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for niedrig, with forms such as "inedrig", "neidrig", and "niderig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "niedrige", "niedrigen", "niedriger", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is niedrig, spelled N-I-E-D-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1unten befindlich, tief gelegen, nicht hoch
- 2von geringem Ausmaß, von geringem Grade
- 3böswillig, einfach
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how niedrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Maupertuis maß den organischen Nahrungstheilchen aller Thiere den niedrigsten Grad Leben bei[.]“
Es war ein niedriger Gang, durch den wir letztlich ans Tageslicht krochen.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inedrig
- neidrig
- niderig
- nieddrig
- niedirg
- niedrgi
- niedrigg
- niedrrig
- nierdig
- nniedrig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of niedrig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "niedrig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "niedrig" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "niedrige". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,288 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "N" letter cohort. N–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.