Which to use
“hingelegt” and “hinterlegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,731
- “hingelegt” frequency rank
- #18,927
- “hinterlegt” frequency rank
- 35658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingelegt | hinterlegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hinlegen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hinterlegen |
Where the eye mixes hingelegt and hinterlegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. hingelegt runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against hinterlegt's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hingelegt vs hinterlegt
A purely visual mix-up. hingelegt ([ˈhɪnɡəˌleːkt]) and hinterlegt ([ˈhɪntɐˌleːkt]) 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 35658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hingelegt is recorded at frequency rank #16,731, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnɡəˌleːkt]. hinterlegt is at rank #18,927, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐˌleːkt].
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 35658, this pair ranks #1,634,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hingelegt vs hinterlegt
Shared letters: eghilnt. Private to "hingelegt": -. Private to "hinterlegt": r.
"hingelegt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "hinterlegt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hingelegt ← hhingelegt · hignelegt · hineglegt · hingeelgt · hingeleggt · hingelegtt · hingeletg · hingelget
- hinterlegt ← hhinterlegt · hinetrlegt · hinnterlegt · hintelregt · hinterelgt · hinterleggt · hinterlegtt · hinterletg
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hingelegt" and "hinterlegt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hingelegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinterlegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,634,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingelegt" and "hinterlegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinterlegen vs hinterlegt". 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 #1,634,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.