# Hein vs hinein

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hein
*name · IPA [haɪ̯n] · frequency rank #19,601*
männlicher Vorname

### hinein
*adverb · IPA [hɪˈnaɪ̯n] · frequency rank #2,769*
von außen nach innen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hein-vs-hinein