hinterwäldlerisch
[ˈhɪntɐˌvɛltləʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“hinterwäldlerisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie ein Hinterwäldler, in der Art eines Hinterwäldlers
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinterwaldlerisch · hinterwäldlerisch · German
hinterwäldlerisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | hinterwäldlerisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɪntɐˌvɛltləʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinterwäldlerisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinterwäldlerisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐˌvɛltləʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie ein Hinterwäldler, in der Art eines Hinterwäldlers".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hinterwäldlerisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hinterwäldlerisch, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-W-Ä-L-D-L-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1wie ein Hinterwäldler, in der Art eines Hinterwäldlers
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hinterwäldlerisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ottos Verwandtschaft lebt fünfzig Kilometer von der nächsten Autobahnausfahrt entfernt, hat keinen Internetanschluss und ist damit sehr hinterwäldlerisch.
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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.