niesen

[ˈniːzn̩]

/[ˈniːzn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“niesen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,259
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ruckartig und meistens laut Luft durch Nase und/oder Mund ausstoßen (als Reflex auf einen Reiz der Nasenschleimhaut), ohne darüber Kontrolle zu haben

Corpus desk

Index DE-niesen · niesen · German

niesen · rank #29,259 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,259
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH neuester

Nearest frequency peer: neuester (-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 „niesen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „niesen“ 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).

niesen vs Nissan
50% similar
niesen vs Nieten
67% similar
niesen vs Nüssen
50% similar

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

Key facts for niesen
PropertyValue
Headwordniesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈniːzn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,259
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „niesen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).niesenliegt 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: „neuester“ (#29,258), „Neoliberalismus“ (#29,257), „nobody“ (#29,261). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „niesen“ bei #29,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around niesen (IPA [ˈniːzn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,259 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ruckartig und meistens laut Luft durch Nase und/oder Mund ausstoßen (als Reflex auf einen Reiz der Nasenschleimhaut), ohne darüber Kontrolle zu haben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for niesen, with forms such as "inesen", "neisen", and "nieesn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Nissan", "Nieten", "Nüssen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is niesen, spelled N-I-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ruckartig und meistens laut Luft durch Nase und/oder Mund ausstoßen (als Reflex auf einen Reiz der Nasenschleimhaut), ohne darüber Kontrolle zu haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Entschuldigung, ich muss schon den ganzen Tag niesen! Ich habe mir wohl eine Erkältung zugezogen.
  2. Wenn jemand niest, dann wünscht man ihm „Gesundheit“!

Antonyms

husten

This word in other languages

sneeze(English)estornudar(Español)éternuer(Français)espirrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inesen
  • neisen
  • nieesn
  • niesenn
  • niesne
  • niessen
  • niseen
  • nniesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of niesen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inesen2neisen2nieesn2niesenn1niesne2niessen1niseen2nniesen1
Edit distance from "niesen"

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 "niesen"?
"niesen" is spelled N-I-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈniːzn̩].
What does "niesen" mean?
As a verb, "niesen" means: ruckartig und meistens laut Luft durch Nase und/oder Mund ausstoßen (als Reflex auf einen Reiz der Nasenschleimhaut), ohne darüber Kontrolle zu haben
What words are commonly confused with "niesen"?
"niesen" is commonly confused with "Nissan", "Nieten", "Nüssen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "niesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "niesen" is [ˈniːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "niesen" come from?
"niesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nobody#29,261monkey#29,246Pickup#29,280median#29,237

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Olymp8 variantspitch8 variantslagune8 variantskühlt8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list