Which to use
“hingehören” and “hingezogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,031
- “hingehören” frequency rank
- #22,377
- “hingezogen” frequency rank
- 68408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingehören | hingezogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen (normalen, richtigen, angestammten, früheren, passenden) Platz haben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hinziehen |
Where the eye mixes hingehören and hingezogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hingehören and hingezogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hingehören vs hingezogen
A purely visual mix-up. hingehören ([ˈhɪnɡəˌhøːʁən]) and hingezogen ([ˈhɪnɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hingehören is recorded at frequency rank #46,031, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnɡəˌhøːʁən]. hingezogen is at rank #22,377, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].
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 68408, this pair ranks #508,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hingehören vs hingezogen
Shared letters: eghin. Private to "hingehören": rö. Private to "hingezogen": oz.
"hingehören" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "hingezogen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hingezogen ← hhingezogen · hignezogen · hinegzogen · hingeozgen · hingezgoen · hingezoegn · hingezogenn · hingezoggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hingehören" and "hingezogen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hingehören" or "hingezogen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hingehören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hingezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #508,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingehören" and "hingezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingehören vs hingehört". 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 #508,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.