niemandem
[ˈniːmandəm]
The verdict
“niemandem” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,543 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #4,543
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens niemand
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 | niemandem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈniːmandəm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #4,543 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “niemandem” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for niemandem is 9 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈniːmandəm]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,543 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens niemand".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for niemandem, with forms such as "inemandem", "neimandem", and "nieamndem". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "niemanden", "niemand", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is niemandem, spelled N-I-E-M-A-N-D-E-M.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens niemand
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inemandem,neimandem,nieamndem,niemadnem,niemanddem,niemandemm,niemandme,niemanedm,niemanndem,niemmandem,niemnadem,nimeandem,nniemandem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of niemandem - 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.
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Using “niemandem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-I-E-M-A-N-D-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈniːmandəm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “niemanden” - see the side-by-side comparison. niemandem vs niemanden
- 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.