hingehenvshingehtTell them apart

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.

8 ch
hingehen
7 ch
hingeht

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

  • hingehenhhingehen · hignehen · hineghen · hingeehn · hingehenn · hingehhen · hingehne · hinggehen
  • hingehthhingeht · higneht · hineght · hingehht · hingehtt · hingeth · hinggeht · hinghet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hingehen" for "hingeht" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːən] versus [ˈhɪnˌɡeːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hingehen" or "hingeht"?
"hingehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,217 in our German list, against #22,763 for "hingeht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list