hinterlistig

[ˈhɪntɐˌlɪstɪç]

/[ˈhɪntɐˌlɪstɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“hinterlistig” is uncommon German (frequency #76,893 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,893
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art und Weise einer Hinterlist

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinterlistig · hinterlistig · German

hinterlistig · rank #76,893 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,893
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hingibt

Nearest frequency peer: hingibt (-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 „hinterlistig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hinterlistig
PropertyValue
Headwordhinterlistig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɪntɐˌlɪstɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hinterlistig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hingibt“ (#76,892), „Hintermann“ (#76,894), „Hinweisschilder“ (#76,895). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinterlistig“ bei #76,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinterlistig is uncommon German at frequency #76,893 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐˌlɪstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art und Weise einer Hinterlist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hinterlistig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hinterlistig, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-L-I-S-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art und Weise einer Hinterlist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die hinterlistigen Streiche von Max und Moritz begeistern immer noch die Kinder.
  2. Das ist aber hinterlistig von Eugenio.

Synonyms

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 "hinterlistig"?
"hinterlistig" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-L-I-S-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐˌlɪstɪç].
What does "hinterlistig" mean?
As an adjective, "hinterlistig" means: in der Art und Weise einer Hinterlist
How do you pronounce "hinterlistig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinterlistig" is [ˈhɪntɐˌlɪstɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinterlistig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list