# hindsight

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/ · frequency rank #18,578

## Definitions
1. Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
2. The rear sight of a firearm.

## Etymology
From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect.

## Common misspellings (15)
`hhindsight`, `hidnsight`, `hinddsight`, `hindisght`, `hindsgiht`, `hindsigght`, `hindsighht`, `hindsightt`, `hindsigth`, `hindsihgt`, `hindssight`, `hinndsight`, `hinsdight`, `hnidsight`, `ihndsight`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hindsight