hinteres

[ˈhɪntəʁəs]

/[ˈhɪntəʁəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“hinteres” is uncommon German (frequency #99,977 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,977
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinter

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinteres · hinteres · German

hinteres · rank #99,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,977
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hintergrundes

Nearest frequency peer: Hintergrundes (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hinteres“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hinteres“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hinteres
PropertyValue
Headwordhinteres
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɪntəʁəs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hinteres“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hinteresfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hintergrundes“ (#99,978), „hinhält“ (#99,975), „Hippolyt“ (#99,979). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinteres“ bei #99,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinteres is uncommon German at frequency #99,977 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɪntəʁəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

hinteres doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hinteres, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinter
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinter
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinter
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinteres"?
"hinteres" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntəʁəs].
What does "hinteres" mean?
As an adjective, "hinteres" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinter
How do you pronounce "hinteres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinteres" is [ˈhɪntəʁəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinteres" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hinteres", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hippolyt#99,979Hickhack#99,970huldigte#99,995hydrogen#99,999

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list