hinterhergehen
[hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]
The verdict
“hinterhergehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem folgen, hinter jemandem her gehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinterhergehen · hinterhergehen · German
hinterhergehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | hinterhergehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinterhergehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinterhergehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem folgen, hinter jemandem her gehen".
hinterhergehen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hinterhergehen, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-H-E-R-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem folgen, hinter jemandem her gehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinterhergehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Warum gehst du mir ständig hinterher?
Er ist heimlich dem fremden Mann hinterhergegangen.
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.