Which to use
“hingehen” and “hingeht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,217
- “hingehen” frequency rank
- #22,763
- “hingeht” frequency rank
- 31980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingehen | hingeht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich an einen bestimmten Ort begeben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hingehen |
Where the eye mixes hingehen and hingeht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hingehen and hingeht
A purely visual mix-up. hingehen ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːən]) and hingeht ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːt]) 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 31980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hingehen is recorded at frequency rank #9,217, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌɡeːən]. hingeht is at rank #22,763, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌɡeːt].
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 31980, this pair ranks #1,717,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hingehen vs hingeht
Shared letters: eghin. Private to "hingehen": -. Private to "hingeht": t.
"hingehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hingeht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hingehen" for "hingeht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hingehen" or "hingeht"?
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 "hingehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hingeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,717,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingehen" and "hingeht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingehen vs hingehören". 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 #1,717,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.