hinter den Kulissen
[ˌhɪntɐ deːn kuˈlɪsn̩]
The verdict
“hinter den Kulissen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht öffentlich, der Öffentlichkeit verborgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinter-den-kulissen · hinter den Kulissen · German
hinter den Kulissen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hinter den Kulissen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌhɪntɐ deːn kuˈlɪsn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinter den Kulissen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinter den Kulissen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌhɪntɐ deːn kuˈlɪsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht öffentlich, der Öffentlichkeit verborgen".
Zero misspellings are on record for hinter den Kulissen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hinter den Kulissen, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R- -D-E-N- -K-U-L-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht öffentlich, der Öffentlichkeit verborgen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinter den Kulissen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hatte aus dem Gespräch mit mir entnommen, daß ich über die Vorgänge hinter den Kulissen, über die Geheimorganisationen und die verborgenen Antriebe der bayerischen Politik überhaupt gut im Bilde sei.“
„Rom und Wittelsbach, die geheimen Kräfte hinter den Kulissen, haben interveniert.“
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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.