Which to use
“hindert” is a verb and “hundert” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,860
- “hindert” frequency rank
- #2,450
- “hundert” frequency rank
- 16310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hindert | hundert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hindern | die Kardinalzahl zwischen 99 und 101; zehn hoch zwei (10²) |
Where the eye mixes hindert and hundert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hindert and hundert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hindert vs hundert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hindert is [ˈhɪndɐt] while hundert is [ˈhʊndɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “hindert” becomes u in “hundert”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16310, 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]. hundert is at rank #2,450, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈhʊndɐt].
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 16310, this pair ranks #1,936,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hindert vs hundert
Shared letters: dehnrt. Private to "hindert": i. Private to "hundert": u.
"hindert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hundert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hindert" and "hundert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hindert" or "hundert" show up more?
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 "hundert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hindert" and "hundert" 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 #1,936,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.