hinterer Gaumen
[ˌhɪntəʁɐ ˈɡaʊ̯mən]
The verdict
“hinterer Gaumen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der hintere, „weiche“ Teil des Gaumens, das Velum
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinterer-gaumen · hinterer Gaumen · German
hinterer Gaumen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | hinterer Gaumen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌhɪntəʁɐ ˈɡaʊ̯mən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinterer Gaumen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinterer Gaumen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌhɪntəʁɐ ˈɡaʊ̯mən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der hintere, „weiche“ Teil des Gaumens, das Velum".
No misspelling variants are generated for hinterer Gaumen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 hinterer Gaumen, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-E-R- -G-A-U-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1der hintere, „weiche“ Teil des Gaumens, das Velum
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hinterer Gaumen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der hintere Gaumen ist der Artikulationsort der Laute [k], [g], [x] (wie in "Bach") im Deutschen.
Synonyms
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.