Niedriglohnsektor

[ˈniːdʁɪçloːnˌzɛktoːɐ̯]

/[ˈniːdʁɪçloːnˌzɛktoːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Niedriglohnsektor” is uncommon German (frequency #69,541 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,541
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereich des Arbeitsmarktes, in dem nur geringe Löhne knapp oberhalb der Armutsgrenze gezahlt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-niedriglohnsektor · Niedriglohnsektor · German

Niedriglohnsektor · rank #69,541 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,541
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH niedrigerem

Nearest frequency peer: niedrigerem (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Niedriglohnsektor“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Niedriglohnsektor“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Niedriglohnsektor
PropertyValue
HeadwordNiedriglohnsektor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈniːdʁɪçloːnˌzɛktoːɐ̯]
Letters17
Frequency rank#69,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Niedriglohnsektor“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Niedriglohnsektorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „niedrigerem“ (#69,540), „Niemandes“ (#69,542), „Nikosia“ (#69,543). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Niedriglohnsektor“ bei #69,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Niedriglohnsektor is uncommon German at frequency #69,541 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈniːdʁɪçloːnˌzɛktoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bereich des Arbeitsmarktes, in dem nur geringe Löhne knapp oberhalb der Armutsgrenze gezahlt werden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Niedriglohnsektor, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Niedriglohnsektor, spelled N-I-E-D-R-I-G-L-O-H-N-S-E-K-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereich des Arbeitsmarktes, in dem nur geringe Löhne knapp oberhalb der Armutsgrenze gezahlt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Niedriglohnsektor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Minijobs sind für Gewerkschafter Teufelzeug, ein Krebsgeschwür auf dem Arbeitsmarkt: Sie stecken hinter dem wuchernden Niedriglohnsektor, sie führen dazu, dass reguläre Vollzeit- und Teilzeitstellen verdrängt und in Kleinst-Jobs aufgespalten werden, in Minijobs mit miserablen Arbeitsbedingungen, schlechter Bezahlung und ohne soziale Absicherung.“

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 "Niedriglohnsektor"?
"Niedriglohnsektor" is spelled N-I-E-D-R-I-G-L-O-H-N-S-E-K-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːdʁɪçloːnˌzɛktoːɐ̯].
What does "Niedriglohnsektor" mean?
As a noun, "Niedriglohnsektor" means: Bereich des Arbeitsmarktes, in dem nur geringe Löhne knapp oberhalb der Armutsgrenze gezahlt werden
How do you pronounce "Niedriglohnsektor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Niedriglohnsektor" is [ˈniːdʁɪçloːnˌzɛktoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Niedriglohnsektor" come from?
"Niedriglohnsektor" 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 "Niedriglohnsektor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list