hindertvshintersWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: hindert is a verb, hinters is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hindert” is a verb and “hinters” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,860
“hindert” frequency rank
#33,112
“hinters” frequency rank
46972
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hindert hinters
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hindern hinter das

Where the eye mixes hindert and hinters

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hindert and hinters follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
hindert
7 ch
hinters

Look-alike desk: hindert vs hinters

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hindert is [ˈhɪndɐt] while hinters is [ˈhɪntɐs]. 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 abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46972, 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]. hinters is at rank #33,112, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐs].

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 46972, this pair ranks #1,300,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hindert vs hinters

Shared letters: ehinrt. Private to "hindert": d. Private to "hinters": s.

"hindert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "hinters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hindert ← hhindert · hidnert · hinddert · hinderrt · hindertt · hindetr · hindret · hinedrt
  • hinters ← hhinters · hinetrs · hinnters · hinterrs · hinterss · hintesr · hintres · hintters

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hindert" and "hinters" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hindert" is a verb and "hinters" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "hindert" vs "hinters" - which ranks higher?
"hindert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,860 in our German list, against #33,112 for "hinters". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hindert" and "hinters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hindert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hinters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,300,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hindert" and "hinters" 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 #1,300,609 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