Niveau
German, noun/niˈvoː/
Niveau is spelled N-I-V-E-A-U (6 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written German, the 2,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Niveau is a German neuter noun meaning “level (the physical elevation at which something is located or constructed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “waagerechte Ebene auf einer bestimmten Höhe”.
What does Niveau mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlevel (the physical elevation at which something is located or constructed)
- 2
neuterlevel (the approximate magnitude of a property on a scale)
- 3
neuterthe degree to which something is sophisticated, dignified or intellectual (of conversations, debates, etc.)
- 4
neuterthe level of performance (e.g. of an athlete)
Die Mannschaft spielte eine starke erste Halbzeit, konnte das Niveau aber nicht halten.
- 5
neuterlevel (the context or type of environment within which an interaction, evaluation or explanation is framed)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. waagerechte Ebene auf einer bestimmten Höhe 2. geistiger Rang, Bildungsrang 3. Wertstufe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Niveau
- Niveaus genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Niveau?
- /niˈvoː/
- [niˈvoː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Niveau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Niveau in German?
Niveau appears 37 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).