nivellieren
[nivɛˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“nivellieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausgleichen, begleichen, auf das gleiche Niveau bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nivellieren · nivellieren · German
nivellieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nivellieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [nivɛˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nivellieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nivellieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [nivɛˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nivellieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nivellieren, spelled N-I-V-E-L-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1ausgleichen, begleichen, auf das gleiche Niveau bringen
- 2Höhenunterschiede bestimmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nivellieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat durch das Stehlen von Franks Uhr den Diebstahl von Judiths Kette nivelliert.
Durch das genaue Nivellementsnetz können auch Bauwerke, die über große Entfernungen reichen, wie z. B. Eisenbahnlinien, sicher nivelliert werden.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.