Which to use
“Hennen” is a noun and “hinten” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,416
- “Hennen” frequency rank
- #1,393
- “hinten” frequency rank
- 40809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hennen | hinten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Henne | den Ort, die Richtung betreffend auf der abgewandten, nicht einsehbaren Seite, rückwärtig, rückseitig; der Ort, die Richtung, die die Gegenseite des Gesichts, den Hinterkopf beim menschlichen Körper angibt |
Where the eye mixes Hennen and hinten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hennen and hinten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hennen is [ˈhɛnən] while hinten is [ˈhɪntn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hennen is recorded at frequency rank #39,416, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛnən]. hinten is at rank #1,393, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈhɪntn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40809, this pair ranks #1,497,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hennen vs hinten
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "Hennen": -. Private to "hinten": it.
"Hennen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hinten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hennen" for "hinten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hennen" or "hinten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hennen" and "hinten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hennen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hennen" and "hinten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hennen vs Hunnen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,497,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.