Which to use
“Hintergrund” and “Hintergründe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,201
- “Hintergrund” frequency rank
- #7,067
- “Hintergründe” frequency rank
- 8268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hintergrund | Hintergründe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein vom Standort abhängiger hinterer Bereich | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hintergrund |
Where the eye mixes Hintergrund and Hintergründe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Hintergrund runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCVCC) against Hintergründe's 12 (CVCCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hintergrund vs Hintergründe
A purely visual mix-up. Hintergrund ([ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]) and Hintergründe ([ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʏndə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hintergrund is recorded at frequency rank #1,201, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]. Hintergründe is at rank #7,067, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʏndə].
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 8268, this pair ranks #1,984,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hintergrund vs Hintergründe
Shared letters: deghinrt. Private to "Hintergrund": u. Private to "Hintergründe": ü.
"Hintergrund" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC · "Hintergründe" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hintergrund ← hhintergrund · hinetrgrund · hinntergrund · hintegrrund · hinterggrund · hintergrnud · hintergrrund · hintergrudn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hintergrund" for "Hintergründe" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hintergrund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hintergründe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,984,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hintergrund" and "Hintergründe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hintergründe vs Hintergründen". 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 #1,984,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.