hinterer
[ˈhɪntəʁɐ]
The verdict
“hinterer” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,217 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #56,217
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinterer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɪntəʁɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hinterer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hinterer is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪntəʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,217 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hinterer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is hinterer, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
- 4Genitiv Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs hinter
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 “hinterer”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɪntəʁɐ] (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.