hinterherschauen
[hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“hinterherschauen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas oder jemandem mit dem Blick folgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinterherschauen · hinterherschauen · German
hinterherschauen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinterherschauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hinterherschauen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hinterherschauen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas oder jemandem mit dem Blick folgen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hinterherschauen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hinterherschauen, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-H-E-R-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas oder jemandem mit dem Blick folgen
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.