niedriger

[ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ]

/[ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“niedriger” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,918
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig

Corpus desk

Index DE-niedriger · niedriger · German

niedriger · rank #4,918 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,918
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neustadt

Nearest frequency peer: Neustadt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „niedriger“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „niedriger“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

niedriger vs niedriges
89% similar
niedriger vs niedrigere
90% similar
niedriger vs niedrigeren
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for niedriger
PropertyValue
Headwordniedriger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,918
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „niedriger“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.niedrigerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Neustadt“ (#4,917), „notwendige“ (#4,919), „neuesten“ (#4,916). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „niedriger“ bei #4,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around niedriger (IPA [ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,918 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for niedriger, with forms such as "inedriger", "neidriger", and "nideriger". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "niedriges", "niedrigere", "niedrigeren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is niedriger, spelled N-I-E-D-R-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Positiv Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inedriger
  • neidriger
  • nideriger
  • nieddriger
  • niedirger
  • niedrgier
  • niedriegr
  • niedrigerr
  • niedrigger
  • niedrigre
  • niedrriger
  • nierdiger
  • nniedriger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of niedriger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inedriger2neidriger2nideriger2nieddriger1niedirger2niedrgier2niedriegr2niedrigerr1
Edit distance from "niedriger"

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 "niedriger"?
"niedriger" is spelled N-I-E-D-R-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ].
What does "niedriger" mean?
As an adjective, "niedriger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs niedrig
What words are commonly confused with "niedriger"?
"niedriger" is commonly confused with "niedriges", "niedrigere", "niedrigeren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "niedriger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "niedriger" is [ˈniːdʁɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "niedriger" come from?
"niedriger" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list