Niederlage
\ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə\
The verdict
“Niederlage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défaite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-niederlage · Niederlage · French
Niederlage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Niederlage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Niederlage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Défaite.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Niederlage in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 French form is Niederlage, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Défaite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Niederlage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der rechtspopulistische Regierungschef Janez Janša hat bei der Parlamentswahl in Slowenien eine schwere Niederlage erlitten.
Die Argentinier haben im morgigen Fußballspiel die Gelegenheit, sich bei den Brasilianern für die Niederlage des vergangenen Jahres zu revanchieren.
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.