hinter

/[ˈhɪntɐ]/ prep

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#410

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

hinter is aGermanprep. It means: in Richtung der Rückseite von etwas entfernt Pronounced [ˈhɪntɐ]. It ranks #410 in German word frequency. Often confused with Hüter and Hirte.

Key facts for hinter
PropertyValue
Headwordhinter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPrep
IPA[ˈhɪntɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#410
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hinter in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hinter is 6 letters long, classified as aprep, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪntɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #410 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for hinter, with forms such as "hhinter", "hinetr", and "hinnter". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hüter", "Hirte", "Hitler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hinter, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Richtung der Rückseite von etwas entfernt
  2. 2
    Beschreibung eines Ortes, Bestandteil einer Antwort auf die Frage mit „wo“
  3. 3
    Beschreibung einer Richtung, Bestandteil einer Antwort auf die Frage mit „wohin“
  4. 4
    an etwas anschließend
  5. 5
    (Satzstellung) folgend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhinter,hinetr,hinnter,hinterr,hintre,hintter,hitner,hniter,ihnter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hinter

Misspelling Variants of "hinter"

hhinter7hinetr6hinnter7hinterr7hintre6hintter7hitner6hniter6
Misspelling Variants of "hinter"

Frequency rank: #410 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinter"?
"hinter" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐ].
What does "hinter" mean?
As a prep, "hinter" means: in Richtung der Rückseite von etwas entfernt
What words are commonly confused with "hinter"?
"hinter" is commonly confused with "Hüter", "Hirte", "Hitler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinter" is [ˈhɪntɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinter" come from?
"hinter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter H in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.