Hintermann

/[ˈhɪntɐˌman]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#76,894

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Hintermann is aGermannoun. It means: Person, die sich räumlich hinter jemand anderem befindet Pronounced [ˈhɪntɐˌman].

Key facts for Hintermann
PropertyValue
HeadwordHintermann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪntɐˌman]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,894
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hintermann in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hintermann is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪntɐˌman]. Corpus data places it at rank #76,894 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 Hintermann in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hintermann, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-M-A-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die sich räumlich hinter jemand anderem befindet
  2. 2
    Person, die heimlich an etwas beteiligt ist, deren Aktivität aber nicht bekannt ist

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This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #76,894 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hintermann"?
"Hintermann" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐˌman].
What does "Hintermann" mean?
As a noun, "Hintermann" means: Person, die sich räumlich hinter jemand anderem befindet
How do you pronounce "Hintermann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hintermann" is [ˈhɪntɐˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hintermann" come from?
"Hintermann" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.