Which to use
“hindern” and “hingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,258
- “hindern” frequency rank
- #19,606
- “hingen” frequency rank
- 30864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hindern | hingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewirken, dass das Besagte nicht geschieht | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes hindern and hingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hindern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against hingen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hindern vs hingen
A purely visual mix-up. hindern ([ˈhɪndɐn]) and hingen ([ˈhɪŋən]) 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 30864, 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]. hingen is at rank #19,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪŋən].
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 30864, this pair ranks #1,739,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hindern vs hingen
Shared letters: ehin. Private to "hindern": dr. Private to "hingen": g.
"hindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hingen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hindern" and "hingen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hindern" or "hingen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hindern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,739,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hindern" and "hingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingen vs hissen". 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 #1,739,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.