Which to use
“hindern” and “hungern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,258
- “hindern” frequency rank
- #18,930
- “hungern” frequency rank
- 30188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hindern | hungern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewirken, dass das Besagte nicht geschieht | Hunger haben, hungrig sein |
Where the eye mixes hindern and hungern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hindern and hungern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hindern vs hungern
A purely visual mix-up. hindern ([ˈhɪndɐn]) and hungern ([ˈhʊŋɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30188, 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]. hungern is at rank #18,930, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhʊŋɐn].
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 30188, this pair ranks #1,752,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hindern vs hungern
Shared letters: ehnr. Private to "hindern": di. Private to "hungern": gu.
"hindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hungern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hindern" and "hungern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hindern" or "hungern" show up more?
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 "hungern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,752,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hindern" and "hungern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hungern vs Hunnen". 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 #1,752,701 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.