Hintergedanke
[ˈhɪntɐɡəˌdaŋkə]
The verdict
“Hintergedanke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absicht, die das Handeln einer Person beeinflusst, aber nicht offen ausgesprochen wird; verdecktes Motiv
Corpus desk
Index DE-hintergedanke · Hintergedanke · German
Hintergedanke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Hintergedanke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪntɐɡəˌdaŋkə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hintergedanke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hintergedanke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐɡəˌdaŋkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absicht, die das Handeln einer Person beeinflusst, aber nicht offen ausgesprochen wird; verdecktes Motiv".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hintergedanke, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 Hintergedanke, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-G-E-D-A-N-K-E.
Definition
- 1Absicht, die das Handeln einer Person beeinflusst, aber nicht offen ausgesprochen wird; verdecktes Motiv
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hintergedanke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Obama hat die Auszeichnung an Frau Merkel wohl kaum ohne Hintergedanken vergeben.
„Ein junger Kerl bot ihr sein besticktes Taschentuch an, aus reiner Höflichkeit, ohne Hintergedanken.“
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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.