Which to use
“hindern” and “hinderte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,258
- “hindern” frequency rank
- #43,247
- “hinderte” frequency rank
- 54505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hindern | hinderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewirken, dass das Besagte nicht geschieht | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hindern |
Where the eye mixes hindern and hinderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hindern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against hinderte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hindern and hinderte
A purely visual mix-up. hindern ([ˈhɪndɐn]) and hinderte ([ˈhɪndɐtə]) 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 54505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hindern is recorded at frequency rank #11,258, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪndɐn]. hinderte is at rank #43,247, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪndɐtə].
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 54505, this pair ranks #1,016,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hindern vs hinderte
Shared letters: dehinr. Private to "hindern": -. Private to "hinderte": t.
"hindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hinderte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hindern" and "hinderte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hindern" or "hinderte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hindern" and "hinderte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hindern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,016,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hindern" and "hinderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinderte vs Hunderter". 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 #1,016,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.