hindertevshindeutenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,247
“hinderte” frequency rank
#24,769
“hindeuten” frequency rank
68016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hinderte hindeuten
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hindern auf jemanden oder etwas zeigen; in eine bestimmte Richtung weisen

Where the eye mixes hinderte and hindeuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hinderte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against hindeuten's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
hinderte
9 ch
hindeuten

Visual trap between hinderte and hindeuten

A purely visual mix-up. hinderte ([ˈhɪndɐtə]) and hindeuten ([ˈhɪnˌdɔɪ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hinderte is recorded at frequency rank #43,247, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪndɐtə]. hindeuten is at rank #24,769, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌdɔɪ̯tn̩].

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 68016, this pair ranks #521,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hinderte vs hindeuten

Shared letters: dehint. Private to "hinderte": r. Private to "hindeuten": u.

"hinderte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "hindeuten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hindertehhinderte · hidnerte · hindderte · hinderet · hinderrte · hindertte · hindetre · hindrete
  • hindeutenhhindeuten · hidneuten · hinddeuten · hindetuen · hindeuetn · hindeutenn · hindeutne · hindeutten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hinderte" and "hindeuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhɪndɐtə] versus [ˈhɪnˌdɔɪ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hinderte" or "hindeuten"?
"hindeuten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,769 in our German list, against #43,247 for "hinderte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "hinderte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hindeuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #521,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hinderte" and "hindeuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinderte vs Hunderter". 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 #521,404 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