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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hinderte" and "hindeuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hinderte" or "hindeuten"?
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.