Which to use
“hintere” and “hinteren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,861
- “hintere” frequency rank
- #6,933
- “hinteren” frequency rank
- 20794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hintere | hinteren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinter |
Where the eye mixes hintere and hinteren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hintere runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against hinteren's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hintere with hinteren
A purely visual mix-up. hintere ([ˈhɪntəʁə]) and hinteren ([ˈhɪntəʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hintere” sits inside “hinteren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hintere is recorded at frequency rank #13,861, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪntəʁə]. hinteren is at rank #6,933, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪntəʁən].
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 20794, this pair ranks #1,893,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hintere vs hinteren
Shared letters: ehinrt. Private to "hintere": -. Private to "hinteren": -.
"hintere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "hinteren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hintere" for "hinteren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hintere" vs "hinteren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hintere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinteren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hintere" and "hinteren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinderte vs hintere". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,893,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.