hiddenvshintenConfusable pair

Quick tell: hidden is a verb, hinten is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hidden” is a verb and “hinten” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,382
“hidden” frequency rank
#1,393
“hinten” frequency rank
25775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hidden hinten
Definition Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs hide 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

Letter map: hidden vs hinten

Shared letters muted; letters that set hidden and hinten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
hidden
6 ch
hinten

Grammar separator: hidden vs hinten

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hidden is averb and hintenanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hidden is recorded at frequency rank #24,382, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 25775, this pair ranks #1,828,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hidden vs hinten

Shared letters: ehin. Private to "hidden": d. Private to "hinten": t.

"hidden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hinten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hiddenhdiden · hhidden · hiddenn · hiddne · hidedn · hiden · ihdden
  • hintenhhinten · hinetn · hinnten · hintenn · hintne · hintten · hitnen · hniten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hidden" and "hinten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hidden" is a verb and "hinten" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hidden" or "hinten"?
"hinten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,393 in our German list, against #24,382 for "hidden". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hidden" and "hinten".

  • Full dictionary entry for "hidden" 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 #1,828,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hidden" and "hinten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidden vs puzzles". 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 #1,828,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list