Erster von hinten
[ˈeːɐ̯stɐ fɔn ˈhɪntn̩]
The verdict
“Erster von hinten” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der in einem Wettbewerb, in einer Rangfolge den letzten Platz belegt, der die rote Laterne trägt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erster von hinten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯stɐ fɔn ˈhɪntn̩] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erster von hinten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erster von hinten is 17 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːɐ̯stɐ fɔn ˈhɪntn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemand, der in einem Wettbewerb, in einer Rangfolge den letzten Platz belegt, der die rote Laterne trägt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Erster von hinten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erster von hinten, spelled E-R-S-T-E-R- -V-O-N- -H-I-N-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemand, der in einem Wettbewerb, in einer Rangfolge den letzten Platz belegt, der die rote Laterne trägt
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Erster von hinten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-T-E-R- -V-O-N- -H-I-N-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeːɐ̯stɐ fɔn ˈhɪntn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.