Which to use
“hinab” and “hinaus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,324
- “hinab” frequency rank
- #750
- “hinaus” frequency rank
- 15074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinab | hinaus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von hier oben nach dort unten | die Richtung beschreibend, die das Umfeld verlässt |
Where the eye mixes hinab and hinaus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hinab runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hinaus's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hinab vs hinaus
A purely visual mix-up. hinab ([hɪˈnap]) and hinaus ([hɪˈnaʊ̯s]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinab is recorded at frequency rank #14,324, classified as anadv, pronounced [hɪˈnap]. hinaus is at rank #750, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɪˈnaʊ̯s].
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 15074, this pair ranks #1,946,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinab vs hinaus
Shared letters: ahin. Private to "hinab": b. Private to "hinaus": su.
"hinab" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hinaus" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hinab" and "hinaus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hinab" vs "hinaus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hinab" and "hinaus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinaus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinab" and "hinaus" 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 #1,946,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.