hindertvshingehtConfusable pair

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“hindert” and “hingeht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,860
“hindert” frequency rank
#22,763
“hingeht” frequency rank
36623
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hindert hingeht
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hindern 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hingehen

Where the eye mixes hindert and hingeht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
hindert
7 ch
hingeht

Look-alike desk: hindert vs hingeht

A purely visual mix-up. hindert ([ˈhɪndɐt]) and hingeht ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːt]) 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 36623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hindert is recorded at frequency rank #13,860, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪndɐt]. hingeht is at rank #22,763, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌɡeːt].

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 36623, this pair ranks #1,610,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hindert vs hingeht

Shared letters: ehint. Private to "hindert": dr. Private to "hingeht": g.

"hindert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "hingeht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hinderthhindert · hidnert · hinddert · hinderrt · hindertt · hindetr · hindret · hinedrt
  • hingehthhingeht · higneht · hineght · hingehht · hingehtt · hingeth · hinggeht · hinghet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hindert" and "hingeht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhɪndɐt] versus [ˈhɪnˌɡeːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "hindert" or "hingeht" show up more?
"hindert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,860 in our German list, against #22,763 for "hingeht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hindert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hingeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,610,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hindert" and "hingeht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hindert vs hinfort". 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 #1,610,847 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list