Hinterfotzigkeit
[ˈhɪntɐfɔt͡sɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Hinterfotzigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft einer Person, nach außen hin freundlich zu sein, aber bösen Absichten zu haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinterfotzigkeit · Hinterfotzigkeit · German
Hinterfotzigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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 | Hinterfotzigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪntɐfɔt͡sɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hinterfotzigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hinterfotzigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐfɔt͡sɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hinterfotzigkeit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Hinterfotzigkeit, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-F-O-T-Z-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft einer Person, nach außen hin freundlich zu sein, aber bösen Absichten zu haben
- 2etwas, das [1] zum Ausdruck bringt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hinterfotzigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit noch größerer Hinterfotzigkeit als vorhin zwängte er sein dünnes Ärmchen diesmal fast unter Schmerzen in den äußerst engen Spalt zwischen Mauerwerk und Rückwand des edlen Inventars.“
„Als früherer Klassenkamerad von Steinböck war er doch das krasse Gegenteil des gemütlichen Kommissars, der ihn ob seiner Feig- und Hinterfotzigkeit schon sein ganzes Leben lang verachtete.“
This word in other languages
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.