Hinterzimmer
[ˈhɪntɐˌt͡sɪmɐ]
The verdict
“Hinterzimmer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #39,995 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,995
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zimmer, das nur über andere Zimmer, also nicht direkt, zugänglich ist und zu dem oft nur ein beschränkter Personenkreis Zugang hat
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hinterzimmer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪntɐˌt͡sɪmɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #39,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hinterzimmer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hinterzimmer is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪntɐˌt͡sɪmɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,995 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zimmer, das nur über andere Zimmer, also nicht direkt, zugänglich ist und zu dem oft nur ein beschränkter Personenkreis Zugang hat".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hinterzimmer, with forms such as "hhinterzimmer", "hinetrzimmer", and "hinnterzimmer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hinterzimmer, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-Z-I-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Zimmer, das nur über andere Zimmer, also nicht direkt, zugänglich ist und zu dem oft nur ein beschränkter Personenkreis Zugang hat
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhinterzimmer,hinetrzimmer,hinnterzimmer,hinterizmmer,hinterrzimmer,hinterzimemr,hinterzimer,hinterzimmerr,hinterzimmre,hinterzmimer,hinterzzimmer,hintezrimmer,hintrezimmer,hintterzimmer,hitnerzimmer,hniterzimmer,ihnterzimmer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hinterzimmer - 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.
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.
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Using “Hinterzimmer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-T-E-R-Z-I-M-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɪntɐˌt͡sɪmɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.