Hinterhältigkeit

[ˈhɪntɐˌhɛltɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈhɪntɐˌhɛltɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Hinterhältigkeit” 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) - Verhalten, bei dem die eigentliche, negative Absicht verborgen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinterhaltigkeit · Hinterhältigkeit · German

Hinterhältigkeit · 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.

Key facts for Hinterhältigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHinterhältigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪntɐˌhɛltɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hinterhältigkeit“ im Deutschen

Hinterhältigkeitschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hinterhältigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐˌhɛltɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhalten, bei dem die eigentliche, negative Absicht verborgen wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hinterhältigkeit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hinterhältigkeit, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten, bei dem die eigentliche, negative Absicht verborgen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie werden sich an die Hinterhältigkeit seines Vorstoßes erinnern.“
  2. „Er glaubte nicht an die Hinterhältigkeit der Amerikaner.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hinterhältigkeit"?
"Hinterhältigkeit" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐˌhɛltɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Hinterhältigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Hinterhältigkeit" means: Verhalten, bei dem die eigentliche, negative Absicht verborgen wird
How do you pronounce "Hinterhältigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hinterhältigkeit" is [ˈhɪntɐˌhɛltɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hinterhältigkeit" come from?
"Hinterhältigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list