Which to use
“hingeben” and “hinsehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,114
- “hingeben” frequency rank
- #20,295
- “hinsehen” frequency rank
- 50409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingeben | hinsehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in die Richtung, in den Besitz von jemandem etwas überreichen, übergeben | den Blick auf ein bestimmtes Ziel richten |
Where the eye mixes hingeben and hinsehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hingeben and hinsehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hingeben and hinsehen
A purely visual mix-up. hingeben ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːbn̩]) and hinsehen ([ˈhɪnˌzeːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50409, 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]. hinsehen is at rank #20,295, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌzeːən].
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 50409, this pair ranks #1,174,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hingeben vs hinsehen
Shared letters: ehin. Private to "hingeben": bg. Private to "hinsehen": s.
"hingeben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hinsehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hingeben" and "hinsehen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hingeben" vs "hinsehen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hingeben" and "hinsehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hingeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinsehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,174,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingeben" and "hinsehen" 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 #1,174,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.