niedrige
[ˈniːdʁɪɡə]
The verdict
“niedrige” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,696 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,696
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
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 | niedrige |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈniːdʁɪɡə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,696 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “niedrige” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for niedrige is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈniːdʁɪɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,696 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for niedrige, with forms such as "inedrige", "neidrige", and "niderige". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "niedrigen", "niedriger", "niedrigem", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is niedrige, spelled N-I-E-D-R-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
- 2Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
- 3Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
- 4Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
- 5Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
- 6Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
- 7Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
- 8Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
- 9Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedrig
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inedrige,neidrige,niderige,nieddrige,niedirge,niedrgie,niedrieg,niedrigge,niedrrige,nierdige,nniedrige
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of niedrige - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “niedrige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-I-E-D-R-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈniːdʁɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “niedrigen” - see the side-by-side comparison. niedrige vs niedrigen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.