hinterm

[ˈhɪntɐm]

/[ˈhɪntɐm]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“hinterm” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,326
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinter dem

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinterm · hinterm · German

hinterm · rank #14,326 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,326
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hingabe

Nearest frequency peer: Hingabe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hinterm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „hinterm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hinterm vs hunter
71% similar
hinterm vs Hintern
71% similar
hinterm vs hinters
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hinterm
PropertyValue
Headwordhinterm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˈhɪntɐm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,326
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hinterm“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hintermliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hingabe“ (#14,325), „hinab“ (#14,324), „images“ (#14,328). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinterm“ bei #14,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hinterm (IPA [ˈhɪntɐm]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #14,326 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "hinter dem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinterm, with forms such as "hhinterm", "hinetrm", and "hinnterm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "hunter", "Hintern", "hinters", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hinterm, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    hinter dem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er ließ sich von der Babuschka hinterm Familienofen frisches Wasser geben und wischte dem Bewußtlosen das Blut aus dem Gesicht.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinterm
  • hinetrm
  • hinnterm
  • hintemr
  • hintermm
  • hinterrm
  • hintrem
  • hintterm
  • hitnerm
  • hniterm
  • ihnterm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinterm - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhinterm1hinetrm2hinnterm1hintemr2hintermm1hinterrm1hintrem2hintterm1
Edit distance from "hinterm"

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 "hinterm"?
"hinterm" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐm].
What does "hinterm" mean?
As an abbreviation, "hinterm" means: hinter dem
What words are commonly confused with "hinterm"?
"hinterm" is commonly confused with "hunter", "Hintern", "hinters". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinterm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinterm" is [ˈhɪntɐm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinterm" come from?
"hinterm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hingabe#14,325Herzogs#14,323Herford#14,322haltbar#14,318

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Görlitz11 variantsKempten11 variantsGuardian11 variantsGeorgien11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list