Niere

/[ˈniːʁə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,081

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Niere is aGermannoun. It means: paarig angelegtes bohnenförmiges Ausscheidungsorgan, das durch Bildung von Harn Gifte und Endprodukte des Stoffwechsels ausscheidet (beim Menschen etwa: 4 × 7 × 11 cm) Pronounced [ˈniːʁə]. Often confused with Nike and nine.

Key facts for Niere
PropertyValue
HeadwordNiere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈniːʁə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,081
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Niere in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Niere is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈniːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,081 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Niere, with forms such as "neire", "nieer", and "nierre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Nike", "nine", "notre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Niere, spelled N-I-E-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    paarig angelegtes bohnenförmiges Ausscheidungsorgan, das durch Bildung von Harn Gifte und Endprodukte des Stoffwechsels ausscheidet (beim Menschen etwa: 4 × 7 × 11 cm)
  2. 2
    unter ^([1]) beschriebenes Organ von bestimmten Tieren, das als Nahrung dient

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: neire,nieer,nierre,niree,nniere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Niere

Misspelling Variants of "Niere"

neire5nieer5nierre6niree5nniere6
Misspelling Variants of "Niere"

Frequency rank: #17,081 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Niere"?
"Niere" is spelled N-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːʁə].
What does "Niere" mean?
As a noun, "Niere" means: paarig angelegtes bohnenförmiges Ausscheidungsorgan, das durch Bildung von Harn Gifte und Endprodukte des Stoffwechsels ausscheidet (beim Menschen etwa: 4 × 7 × 11 cm)
What words are commonly confused with "Niere"?
"Niere" is commonly confused with "Nike", "nine", "notre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Niere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Niere" is [ˈniːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Niere" come from?
"Niere" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.