hinterschlingen
[ˈhɪntɐˌʃlɪŋən]
The verdict
“hinterschlingen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schnell, gierig in sich aufnehmen, essen, fressen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinterschlingen · hinterschlingen · German
hinterschlingen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinterschlingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɪntɐˌʃlɪŋən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinterschlingen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinterschlingen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐˌʃlɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schnell, gierig in sich aufnehmen, essen, fressen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hinterschlingen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hinterschlingen, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1schnell, gierig in sich aufnehmen, essen, fressen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hinterschlingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mir wird ganz übel, wenn ich zuschauen muss, wie unser Chef sein Gulasch hinterschlingt.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.