Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hinter

/ˈhɪntɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: hin-ter
IPA: /ˈhɪntɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of hint: someone who hints.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hint Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hinter From hint + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɪntɚ/
British English: /ˈhɪntə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

hinters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hinder

Rhymes With

winter printer splinter sprinter minter sinter

Questions

How do you pronounce hinter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪntɚ/.
What does hinter mean?: Agent noun of hint: someone who hints.
Where does hinter come from?: Etymology tree English hint Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hinter From hint + -er.

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