Hintergrund

[ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]

/[ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hintergrund” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,201
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein vom Standort abhängiger hinterer Bereich

Corpus desk

Index DE-hintergrund · Hintergrund · German

Hintergrund · rank #1,201 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,201
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heutigen

Nearest frequency peer: heutigen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hintergrund“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hintergrund“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hintergrund vs Hintergründe
83% similar
Hintergrund vs Hintergründen
77% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hintergrund
PropertyValue
HeadwordHintergrund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,201
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hintergrund“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hintergrundliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „heutigen“ (#1,200), „immerhin“ (#1,202), „Karte“ (#1,203). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hintergrund“ bei #1,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Hintergrund (IPA [ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,201 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hintergrund, with forms such as "hhintergrund", "hinetrgrund", and "hinntergrund". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hintergründe", "Hintergründen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hintergrund, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-G-R-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein vom Standort abhängiger hinterer Bereich
  2. 2
    (Bild) der perspektivisch hinterste Bereich eines Bildes
  3. 3
    (einer Tat) der Grund; Informationen darüber, weshalb etwas geschah
  4. 4
    außerhalb (öffentlicher) Einsicht
  5. 5
    außerhalb der Beachtung; relative Unwichtigkeit
  6. 6
    (einer Person) die Lebensgeschichte; die prägende Vergangenheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hintergrund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Hintergrund sah ich einen Mann zur Tür hinausschleichen.
  2. „Im Hintergrund dröhnte eine Jukebox.“

Synonyms

BildhintergrundBedingungenUmständeRandBackgroundHerkunft

Antonyms

VordergrundMittelgrund

This word in other languages

background(English)fondo(Español)arrière-plan(Français)fundo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhintergrund
  • hinetrgrund
  • hinntergrund
  • hintegrrund
  • hinterggrund
  • hintergrnud
  • hintergrrund
  • hintergrudn
  • hintergrundd
  • hintergrunnd
  • hintergurnd
  • hinterrgrund
  • hinterrgund
  • hintregrund
  • hinttergrund
  • hitnergrund
  • hnitergrund
  • ihntergrund

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hintergrund - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhintergrund1hinetrgrund2hinntergrund1hintegrrund2hinterggrund1hintergrnud2hintergrrund1hintergrudn2
Edit distance from "Hintergrund"

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 "Hintergrund"?
"Hintergrund" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-G-R-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt].
What does "Hintergrund" mean?
As a noun, "Hintergrund" means: ein vom Standort abhängiger hinterer Bereich
What words are commonly confused with "Hintergrund"?
"Hintergrund" is commonly confused with "Hintergründe", "Hintergründen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hintergrund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hintergrund" is [ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hintergrund" come from?
"Hintergrund" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unterstützt#1,214Unterschied#1,245erfolgreich#1,156Erfahrungen#1,287

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Jahrhundert18 variantsFlüchtlinge18 variantsbeschäftigt18 variantsfunktioniert18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list