Which to use
“hindert” is a verb and “hintere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,860
- “hindert” frequency rank
- #13,861
- “hintere” frequency rank
- 27721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hindert | hintere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hindern | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hinter |
Where the eye mixes hindert and hintere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hindert (CVCCVCC) and hintere (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: hindert vs hintere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hindert is [ˈhɪndɐt] while hintere is [ˈhɪntəʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27721, 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]. hintere is at rank #13,861, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪntəʁə].
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 27721, this pair ranks #1,796,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hindert vs hintere
Shared letters: ehinrt. Private to "hindert": d. Private to "hintere": -.
"hindert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hintere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hindert" and "hintere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hindert" or "hintere"?
Useful next steps
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 "hintere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hindert" and "hintere" 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 #1,796,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.