Nivellierung
[nivɛˈliːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Nivellierung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bestimmung von Höhenunterschieden im Gelände
Corpus desk
Index DE-nivellierung · Nivellierung · German
Nivellierung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Nivellierung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nivɛˈliːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nivellierung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nivellierung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nivɛˈliːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Nivellierung has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nivellierung, spelled N-I-V-E-L-L-I-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Bestimmung von Höhenunterschieden im Gelände
- 2Behebung von Unterschieden, Anpassung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nivellierung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit einem Nivelliergerät kann man im Gelände eine Nivellierung durchführen.
An den Universitäten ist ein Prozess der Nivellierung im Gange, der dem Leistungsgedanken nicht gerade förderlich ist.
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.