Which to use
“hin” and “hinab” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #327
- “hin” frequency rank
- #14,324
- “hinab” frequency rank
- 14651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hin | hinab |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | drückt die Richtung zu einer bestimmten Stelle oder einem Zeitpunkt aus | von hier oben nach dort unten |
Where the eye mixes hin and hinab
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hin with hinab
A purely visual mix-up. hin ([hɪn]) and hinab ([hɪˈnap]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hin” sits inside “hinab”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hin is recorded at frequency rank #327, classified as anadv, pronounced [hɪn]. hinab is at rank #14,324, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɪˈnap].
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 14651, this pair ranks #1,949,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hin vs hinab
Shared letters: hin. Private to "hin": -. Private to "hinab": ab.
"hin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hinab" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinab ← hhinab · hianb · hinabb · hinba · hinnab · hniab · ihnab
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hin" and "hinab" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hin" or "hinab" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hin" and "hinab" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinab" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hin" and "hinab" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinab vs Hindi". 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 #1,949,714 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.