Which to use
“hingeben” and “hingehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,114
- “hingeben” frequency rank
- #9,217
- “hingehen” frequency rank
- 39331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingeben | hingehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in die Richtung, in den Besitz von jemandem etwas überreichen, übergeben | sich an einen bestimmten Ort begeben |
Where the eye mixes hingeben and hingehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hingeben with hingehen
A purely visual mix-up. hingeben ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːbn̩]) and hingehen ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːən]) 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 a single letter - b in “hingeben” becomes h in “hingehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hingeben is recorded at frequency rank #30,114, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌɡeːbn̩]. hingehen is at rank #9,217, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌɡeːən].
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 39331, this pair ranks #1,539,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hingeben vs hingehen
Shared letters: eghin. Private to "hingeben": b. Private to "hingehen": -.
"hingeben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hingehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hingeben" for "hingehen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hingeben" or "hingehen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hingeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hingehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,539,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingeben" and "hingehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingeben vs hinzugeben". 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 #1,539,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.