niederlegen
\ˈniːdɐˌleːɡn̩\
The verdict
“niederlegen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déposer, poser au sol (souvent cérémonieusement).
Corpus desk
Index FR-niederlegen · niederlegen · French
niederlegen · 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 | niederlegen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈniːdɐˌleːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
niederlegen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈniːdɐˌleːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for niederlegen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is niederlegen, spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Déposer, poser au sol (souvent cérémonieusement).
- 2Démissionner, quitter une fonction.
- 3Coucher par écrit, mettre une pensée sous forme écrite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how niederlegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir legen jedes Jahr an diesem Denkmal einen Kranz nieder, um die Kriegsgefallenen zu ehren.
Begleitet von scharfer Kritik an Premierminister Boris Johnson haben Finanzminister Rishi Sunak und Gesundheitsminister Sajid Javid ihre Ämter niedergelegt.
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.