Which to use
“high” is an adjective and “hin” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,301
- “high” frequency rank
- #327
- “hin” frequency rank
- 2628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | high | hin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Drogen/Rauschgift berauscht | drückt die Richtung zu einer bestimmten Stelle oder einem Zeitpunkt aus |
Where the eye mixes high and hin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses high with hin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: high is [haɪ̯] while hin is [hɪn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
high is recorded at frequency rank #2,301, classified as anadj, pronounced [haɪ̯]. hin is at rank #327, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɪn].
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 2628, this pair ranks #2,001,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of high vs hin
Shared letters: hi. Private to "high": g. Private to "hin": n.
"high" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- high ← hgih · hhigh · higgh · highh · hihg · ihgh
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "high" for "hin" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "high" or "hin" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "high" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "high" and "hin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "high vs höh". 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 #2,001,927 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.