Erster von hinten
[ˈeːɐ̯stɐ fɔn ˈhɪntn̩]
The verdict
“Erster von hinten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der in einem Wettbewerb, in einer Rangfolge den letzten Platz belegt, der die rote Laterne trägt
Corpus desk
Index DE-erster-von-hinten · Erster von hinten · German
Erster von hinten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erster von hinten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erster von hinten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stɐ fɔn ˈhɪntn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erster von hinten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim monatlichen Firmen-Bowling war er üblicherweise Erster von hinten.
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.