Hinterhand

[ˈhɪntɐˌhant]

/[ˈhɪntɐˌhant]/ noun

The verdict

“Hinterhand” is uncommon German (frequency #50,567 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,567
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jener Spieler, der bei einem Stich die letzte Karte ausspielt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinterhand · Hinterhand · German

Hinterhand · rank #50,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,567
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinkommt

Nearest frequency peer: hinkommt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hinterhand“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hinterhand“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hinterhand
PropertyValue
HeadwordHinterhand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪntɐˌhant]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hinterhand“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hinterhandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hinkommt“ (#50,566), „hinzufügt“ (#50,568), „hineinversetzen“ (#50,565). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hinterhand“ bei #50,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hinterhand is uncommon German at frequency #50,567 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐˌhant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hinterhand in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hinterhand, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-H-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    jener Spieler, der bei einem Stich die letzte Karte ausspielt
  2. 2
    hinterer Körperteil des Pferdes oder Hundes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn sie reizen möchte, muss Hinterhand im vorliegenden Fall das Reizen mit »20« beginnen.“
  2. „Die optimale Winkelung der Hinterhand wird durch den Winkel des Beckens mit der Horizontalen und den Winkeln, die das Kniegelenk und das Sprunggelenk bilden, definiert.“

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); 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 "Hinterhand"?
"Hinterhand" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-H-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐˌhant].
What does "Hinterhand" mean?
As a noun, "Hinterhand" means: jener Spieler, der bei einem Stich die letzte Karte ausspielt
How do you pronounce "Hinterhand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hinterhand" is [ˈhɪntɐˌhant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hinterhand" come from?
"Hinterhand" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list