hintere

Name: hintere, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈhɪntəʁə]

/[ˈhɪntəʁə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“hintere” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,861 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#13,861
frequency rank, German: 7
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hintere vs hunter

71% similar

hintere vs Hintern

71% similar

hintere vs hinterm

86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hintere
Property	Value
Headword	hintere
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɪntəʁə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#13,861
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hintere” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hintere lands here:

#13,861

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hintere is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪntəʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,861 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hintere, with forms such as "hhintere", "hinetre", and "hinntere". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "hunter", "Hintern", "hinterm", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 hintere, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
3
Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
4
Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
6
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
7
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
8
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
9
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
11
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs hinter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhintere,hinetre,hinntere,hinteer,hinterre,hintree,hinttere,hitnere,hnitere,ihntere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hintere - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "hintere"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hintere"?

"hintere" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntəʁə].

What does "hintere" mean?

As an adjective, "hintere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter

What words are commonly confused with "hintere"?

"hintere" is commonly confused with "hunter", "Hintern", "hinterm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "hintere"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hintere" is [ˈhɪntəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "hintere" come from?

"hintere" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “hintere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-T-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈhɪntəʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “hunter” - see the side-by-side comparison. hintere vs hunter
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.