Which to use
“hindern” is a verb and “hinteren” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,258
- “hindern” frequency rank
- #6,933
- “hinteren” frequency rank
- 18191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hindern | hinteren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewirken, dass das Besagte nicht geschieht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinter |
Where the eye mixes hindern and hinteren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hindern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against hinteren's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hindern vs hinteren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hindern is [ˈhɪndɐn] while hinteren is [ˈhɪntəʁən]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18191, 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]. hinteren is at rank #6,933, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪntəʁən].
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 18191, this pair ranks #1,920,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hindern vs hinteren
Shared letters: ehinr. Private to "hindern": d. Private to "hinteren": t.
"hindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hinteren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hindern" and "hinteren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hindern" or "hinteren"?
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 "hinteren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hindern" and "hinteren" 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 #1,920,571 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.