niessen
German, verb
niessen is spelled N-I-E-S-S-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 78,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Niessen is a German verb meaning “Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of nießen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Niessen is a different word: “Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Nießen”.
What does niessen mean in English?
verb
- 1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of nießen
noun
- 1
SwitzerlandneuterSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Nießen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of niessen
- Niessens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is niessen in German?
niessen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).