Which to use
“hinderte” is a verb and “Hunderte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,247
- “hinderte” frequency rank
- #4,048
- “Hunderte” frequency rank
- 47295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinderte | Hunderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hindern | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hundert |
Where the eye mixes hinderte and Hunderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hinderte and Hunderte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hinderte and Hunderte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hinderte is [ˈhɪndɐtə] while Hunderte is [ˈhʊndɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “hinderte” becomes u in “Hunderte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47295, 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]. Hunderte is at rank #4,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊndɐtə].
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 47295, this pair ranks #1,289,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hinderte vs Hunderte
Shared letters: dehnrt. Private to "hinderte": i. Private to "Hunderte": u.
"hinderte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Hunderte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hinderte" and "Hunderte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hinderte" or "Hunderte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinderte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hunderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,289,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinderte" and "Hunderte" 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 #1,289,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.