hinterrücks

[ˈhɪntɐˌʁʏks]

/[ˈhɪntɐˌʁʏks]/ adv

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The verdict

“hinterrücks” is uncommon German (frequency #56,220 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,220
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von hinten

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinterrucks · hinterrücks · German

hinterrücks · rank #56,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,220
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinterherlauf…

Nearest frequency peer: hinterherlaufen (-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 „hinterrücks“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hinterrücks
PropertyValue
Headwordhinterrücks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈhɪntɐˌʁʏks]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hinterrücks“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hinterrücksfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hinterherlaufen“ (#56,219), „hinzulegen“ (#56,221), „hoax“ (#56,222). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinterrücks“ bei #56,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinterrücks is uncommon German at frequency #56,220 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐˌʁʏks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hinterrücks, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hinterrücks, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-R-Ü-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    von hinten
  2. 2
    ohne Wissen des Anderen, hinter dem Rücken von jemandem agierend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Papst wurde hinterrücks angeschossen.
  2. Er hat mich hinterrücks betrogen.

Synonyms

meuchlerischmeuchlingsrücklingsarglistigdoppelzüngigheimtückischhinterhältighinterlistighintertückischunvermutet

This word in other languages

treacherously(English)par derrière(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 "hinterrücks"?
"hinterrücks" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-R-Ü-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐˌʁʏks].
What does "hinterrücks" mean?
As an adverb, "hinterrücks" means: von hinten
How do you pronounce "hinterrücks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinterrücks" is [ˈhɪntɐˌʁʏks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinterrücks" come from?
"hinterrücks" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heimathafen#56,209implantiert#56,231Inspektoren#56,239gutzumachen#56,189

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list