Niedrigkeit
German, noun[ˈniːdʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
Niedrigkeit is spelled N-I-E-D-R-I-G-K-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 211,221st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Niedrigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “lowliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, von geringer Höhe zu sein”.
What does Niedrigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelowliness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft, von geringer Höhe zu sein 2. Eigenschaft, etwas nur in geringem Ausmaß/Grad aufzuweisen 3. Eigenschaft, als gering/niedrig hinsichtlich des moralischen Status beurteilt zu sein
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 Niedrigkeit
- Niedrigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Niedrigkeit?
- [ˈniːdʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈniːdʁɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Niedrigkeit in German?
Niedrigkeit appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).