Which to use
“hingehen” and “hinnehmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,217
- “hingehen” frequency rank
- #9,565
- “hinnehmen” frequency rank
- 18782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingehen | hinnehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich an einen bestimmten Ort begeben | eine Aussage, Handlung oder ein Ereignis von negativer Natur akzeptieren, dulden oder sich dem widerspruchslos fügen |
Where the eye mixes hingehen and hinnehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hingehen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against hinnehmen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hingehen vs hinnehmen
A purely visual mix-up. hingehen ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːən]) and hinnehmen ([ˈhɪnˌneːmən]) 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 18782, 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]. hinnehmen is at rank #9,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌneːmən].
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 18782, this pair ranks #1,914,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hingehen vs hinnehmen
Shared letters: ehin. Private to "hingehen": g. Private to "hinnehmen": m.
"hingehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hinnehmen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hingehen" for "hinnehmen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hingehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinnehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingehen" and "hinnehmen" 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 #1,914,982 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.