Which to use
“hingehen” and “hingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,217
- “hingehen” frequency rank
- #19,606
- “hingen” frequency rank
- 28823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingehen | hingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich an einen bestimmten Ort begeben | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes hingehen and hingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hingehen vs hingen
A purely visual mix-up. hingehen ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːən]) and hingen ([ˈhɪŋən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28823, 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]. hingen is at rank #19,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪŋən].
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 28823, this pair ranks #1,777,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hingehen vs hingen
Shared letters: eghin. Private to "hingehen": -. Private to "hingen": -.
"hingehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hingen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hingehen" for "hingen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hingehen" or "hingen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hingehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,777,941 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingehen" and "hingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingen vs hissen". 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 #1,777,941 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.