# Henker vs hinken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Henker
*noun · IPA [ˈhɛŋkɐ] · frequency rank #19,602*
jemand, der Hinrichtungen vollzieht

### hinken
*verb · IPA [ˈhɪŋkn̩] · frequency rank #34,733*
schaukelnd gehen

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