niedrig
\ˈniːdʀɪç\
The verdict
“niedrig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bas, pas haut.
Corpus desk
Index FR-niedrig · niedrig · French
niedrig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | niedrig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈniːdʀɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
niedrig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈniːdʀɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
niedrig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is niedrig, spelled N-I-E-D-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1Bas, pas haut.
- 2Faible, bas, de faible ampleur, de faible degré.
- 3Malveillant, bas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how niedrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als wir am Tore des Pfarrhauses ankamen, einer niedrigen Hütte, die weder schöner noch bequemer war, als die benachbarten, sah ich da einen Mann beschäftigt ein Pferd zu beschlagen, mit lederner Schürze und einem Hammer in der Hand.
In Mexiko wird hauptsächlich Arabica angebaut. Die Ernte beginnt im November in den niedriger gelegenen Regionen und endet im März in den höher gelegenen Regionen.
Antonyms
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.