Hinterbliebene
[hɪntɐˈbliːbənə]
The verdict
“Hinterbliebene” is uncommon German (frequency #56,216 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,216
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Angehörige eines Verstorbenen, eine ihm nahestehende, weibliche Person
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hinterbliebene |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɪntɐˈbliːbənə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #56,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hinterbliebene” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hinterbliebene is uncommon German at frequency #56,216 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɪntɐˈbliːbənə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Angehörige eines Verstorbenen, eine ihm nahestehende, weibliche Person".
Zero misspellings are on record for Hinterbliebene in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hinterbliebene, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-B-L-I-E-B-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1weibliche Angehörige eines Verstorbenen, eine ihm nahestehende, weibliche Person
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hinterbliebene”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-T-E-R-B-L-I-E-B-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɪntɐˈbliːbənə] (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.