German preposition · CEFR A2
hinter
Meaning in English: behind
Example
Das Fahrrad steht hinter dem Haus.
The bike is behind the house.
How common is hinter?
hinter is number 471 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 186 times per million words — about once every 5,400 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 58% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 467die Nutzunguse, usage
- 468dichyou (accusative, informal)
- 469kleinesmall, little
- 470die Formform, shape
- 471hinterbehind
- 472führtleads; runs
- 473die Förderungfunding, support; promotion
- 474wichtigeimportant
- 475europäischenEuropean
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