# Hilfen vs hinken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hilfen
*noun · IPA [ˈhɪlfn̩] · frequency rank #11,255*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hilfe

### 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/hilfen-vs-hinken