Which to use
“hingehen” and “hinzugehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,217
- “hingehen” frequency rank
- #34,734
- “hinzugehen” frequency rank
- 43951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingehen | hinzugehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich an einen bestimmten Ort begeben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hingehen |
Where the eye mixes hingehen and hinzugehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. hingehen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against hinzugehen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hingehen with hinzugehen
A purely visual mix-up. hingehen ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːən]) and hinzugehen ([ˈhɪnt͡suˌɡeːən]) 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 43951, 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]. hinzugehen is at rank #34,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnt͡suˌɡeːən].
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 43951, this pair ranks #1,401,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hingehen vs hinzugehen
Shared letters: eghin. Private to "hingehen": -. Private to "hinzugehen": uz.
"hingehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hinzugehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hingehen ← hhingehen · hignehen · hineghen · hingeehn · hingehenn · hingehhen · hingehne · hinggehen
- hinzugehen ← hhinzugehen · hinnzugehen · hinuzgehen · hinzguehen · hinzueghen · hinzugeehn · hinzugehenn · hinzugehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hingehen" for "hinzugehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hingehen" vs "hinzugehen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "hinzugehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,401,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingehen" and "hinzugehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinzugeben vs hinzugehen". 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 #1,401,846 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.