Which to use
“hinausgehen” and “hinzugehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,616
- “hinausgehen” frequency rank
- #34,734
- “hinzugehen” frequency rank
- 55350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinausgehen | hinzugehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu Fuß aus dem Inneren von etwas ins Freie bewegen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hingehen |
Where the eye mixes hinausgehen and hinzugehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hinausgehen runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCVCVC) against hinzugehen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hinausgehen with hinzugehen
A purely visual mix-up. hinausgehen ([hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]) and hinzugehen ([ˈhɪnt͡suˌɡeːən]) 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 55350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinausgehen is recorded at frequency rank #20,616, classified as averb, pronounced [hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]. hinzugehen is at rank #34,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnt͡suˌɡeːən].
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 55350, this pair ranks #983,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hinausgehen vs hinzugehen
Shared letters: eghinu. Private to "hinausgehen": as. Private to "hinzugehen": z.
"hinausgehen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC · "hinzugehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinausgehen ← hhinausgehen · hianusgehen · hinasugehen · hinaugsehen · hinauseghen · hinausgeehn · hinausgehenn · hinausgehhen
- hinzugehen ← hhinzugehen · hinnzugehen · hinuzgehen · hinzguehen · hinzueghen · hinzugeehn · hinzugehenn · hinzugehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hinausgehen" for "hinzugehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hinausgehen" vs "hinzugehen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hinausgehen" and "hinzugehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinausgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinzugehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #983,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinausgehen" and "hinzugehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinzugeben vs hinzugehen". 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 #983,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.