hundertste

[ˈhʊndɐt͡stə]

/[ˈhʊndɐt͡stə]/ num

The verdict

“hundertste” is uncommon German (frequency #97,161 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,161
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach dem oder der neunundneunzigsten kommend; in einer Reihenfolge an Stelle hundert

Corpus desk

Index DE-hundertste · hundertste · German

hundertste · rank #97,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,161
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hungary

Nearest frequency peer: Hungary (+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 „hundertste“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hundertste
PropertyValue
Headwordhundertste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈhʊndɐt͡stə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,161
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hundertste“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hundertstefällt 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: „Hungary“ (#97,162), „Huld“ (#97,159), „Hortensien“ (#97,157). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hundertste“ bei #97,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hundertste is uncommon German at frequency #97,161 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈhʊndɐt͡stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach dem oder der neunundneunzigsten kommend; in einer Reihenfolge an Stelle hundert".

Zero misspellings are on record for hundertste in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 hundertste, spelled H-U-N-D-E-R-T-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach dem oder der neunundneunzigsten kommend; in einer Reihenfolge an Stelle hundert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Jahre 1888 wurde in seiner Orgelbauanstalt bereits die hundertste Orgel gebaut.“
  2. „2002 ist das Jahr, in dem sich die Verleihung des Literaturnobelpreises an Theodor Mommsen zum hundertsten Male jährt.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "hundertste"?
"hundertste" is spelled H-U-N-D-E-R-T-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊndɐt͡stə].
What does "hundertste" mean?
As a numeral, "hundertste" means: nach dem oder der neunundneunzigsten kommend; in einer Reihenfolge an Stelle hundert
How do you pronounce "hundertste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hundertste" is [ˈhʊndɐt͡stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hundertste" come from?
"hundertste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list