hinterher
\hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯\
The verdict
“hinterher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensuite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hinterher · hinterher · French
hinterher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | hinterher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hinterher » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hinterher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \hɪntɐˈheːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
hinterher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hinterher, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ensuite.
- 2Rétrospectivement, beaucoup plus tard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinterher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– Mr. Singh, es hat einen Fehler gegeben, und man sieht schon die Konsequenzen. Er muss jetzt behoben werden, hinterher ist zu spät.
Hinterher ist man immer schlauer! Wissenschaftler haben nun die Ratschläge zusammengetragen, die Menschen ihrem Vergangenheits-Ich rückblickend erteilen würden.
Synonyms
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.