Hintergründen

[ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʏndn̩]

/[ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʏndn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Hintergründen” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,174
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hintergrund

Corpus desk

Index DE-hintergrunden · Hintergründen · German

Hintergründen · rank #29,174 · 21 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,174
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hetzer

Nearest frequency peer: Hetzer (-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 „Hintergründen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hintergründen“ 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).

Hintergründen vs Hintergrund
77% similar
Hintergründen vs Hintergründe
92% similar

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

Key facts for Hintergründen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHintergründen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʏndn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#29,174
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hintergründen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hintergründenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hetzer“ (#29,173), „hinzunehmen“ (#29,175), „Herzchen“ (#29,172). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hintergründen“ bei #29,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Hintergründen (IPA [ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʏndn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,174 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hintergrund".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hintergründen, with forms such as "hhintergründen", "hinetrgründen", and "hinntergründen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hintergrund", "Hintergründe", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hintergründen, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-G-R-Ü-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hintergrund

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhintergründen
  • hinetrgründen
  • hinntergründen
  • hintegrründen
  • hinterggründen
  • hintergrnüden
  • hintergrründen
  • hintergrüdnen
  • hintergründden
  • hintergründenn
  • hintergründne
  • hintergrünedn
  • hintergrünnden
  • hintergürnden
  • hinterrgründen
  • hinterrgünden
  • hintregründen
  • hinttergründen
  • hitnergründen
  • hnitergründen
  • ihntergründen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hintergründen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhintergründen1hinetrgründen2hinntergründen1hintegrründen2hinterggründen1hintergrnüden2hintergrründen1hintergrüdnen2
Edit distance from "Hintergründen"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list