Which to use
“hinter” is a preposition and “hintere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #410
- “hinter” frequency rank
- #13,861
- “hintere” frequency rank
- 14271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinter | hintere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Richtung der Rückseite von etwas entfernt | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hinter and hintere apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
hinter and hintere form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hinter” sits inside “hintere” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinter is recorded at frequency rank #410, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐ]. hintere is at rank #13,861, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪntəʁə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14271, this pair ranks #1,952,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering hinter vs hintere
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a preposition, it's “hinter”; for an adjective, it's “hintere”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hinter” entry
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