hintendrein
German, adverb[hɪntn̩ˈdʁaɪ̯n]
hintendrein is spelled H-I-N-T-E-N-D-R-E-I-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 55 million words in written German, the 452,179th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hintendrein is a German adverb meaning “behind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hinterher, jemandem oder etwas folgend”.
What does hintendrein mean in English?
adverb
- 1
behind
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. hinterher, jemandem oder etwas folgend 2. hinterher, nachdem etwas passiert ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hintendrein
- hinterdrein variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hintendrein?
- [hɪntn̩ˈdʁaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hintendrein in German?
hintendrein appears about once in every 55 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).