Which to use
“hindern” is a verb and “hinter” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,258
- “hindern” frequency rank
- #410
- “hinter” frequency rank
- 11668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hindern | hinter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewirken, dass das Besagte nicht geschieht | in Richtung der Rückseite von etwas entfernt |
Where the eye mixes hindern and hinter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hindern vs hinter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hindern is [ˈhɪndɐn] while hinter is [ˈhɪntɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11668, 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]. hinter is at rank #410, tagged as aprep, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐ].
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 11668, this pair ranks #1,968,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hindern vs hinter
Shared letters: ehinr. Private to "hindern": d. Private to "hinter": t.
"hindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hinter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hindern" for "hinter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hindern" vs "hinter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "hinter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hindern" and "hinter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hindern vs hinderte". 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 #1,968,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.