Hinterlassenschaft

[hɪntɐˈlasn̩ʃaft]

/[hɪntɐˈlasn̩ʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hinterlassenschaft” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,506 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,506
frequency rank, German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das, worüber jemand bei seinem Tod verfügte

Key facts for Hinterlassenschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordHinterlassenschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɪntɐˈlasn̩ʃaft]
Letters18
Frequency rank#62,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hinterlassenschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hinterlassenschaft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hinterlassenschaft is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɪntɐˈlasn̩ʃaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,506 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Hinterlassenschaft in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hinterlassenschaft, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das, worüber jemand bei seinem Tod verfügte
  2. 2
    das, was jemand zurücklässt, wenn er sich von einem bestimmten Ort entfernt

This word in other languages

héritage(Français)

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 "Hinterlassenschaft"?
"Hinterlassenschaft" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪntɐˈlasn̩ʃaft].
What does "Hinterlassenschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Hinterlassenschaft" means: das, worüber jemand bei seinem Tod verfügte
How do you pronounce "Hinterlassenschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hinterlassenschaft" is [hɪntɐˈlasn̩ʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hinterlassenschaft" come from?
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Using “Hinterlassenschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-T-E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɪntɐˈlasn̩ʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list