hinten

\ˈhɪntn̩\

/\ˈhɪntn̩\/ adv

The verdict

“hinten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Derrière, en arrière, par derrière, de dos.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hinten · hinten · French

hinten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for hinten
PropertyValue
Headwordhinten
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈhɪntn̩\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hinten » en français

hintenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈhɪntn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hinten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hinten, spelled H-I-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Derrière, en arrière, par derrière, de dos.
  2. 2
    À la fin, au bout.
  3. 3
    Ci-dessous, ci-après.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Da hinten ist die Kasse.
  2. Hinten und vorne nicht reichen. (familier)

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinten"?
"hinten" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhɪntn̩\.
What does "hinten" mean?
As an adverb, "hinten" means: Derrière, en arrière, par derrière, de dos.
How do you pronounce "hinten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinten" is \ˈhɪntn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinten" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list