Which to use
“hinken” is a verb and “Hintern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,733
- “hinken” frequency rank
- #6,073
- “Hintern” frequency rank
- 40806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinken | Hintern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schaukelnd gehen | menschlicher Körperteil, auf dem gesessen wird |
Where the eye mixes hinken and Hintern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hinken runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Hintern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hinken and Hintern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hinken is [ˈhɪŋkn̩] while Hintern is [ˈhɪntɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinken is recorded at frequency rank #34,733, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪŋkn̩]. Hintern is at rank #6,073, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐn].
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 40806, this pair ranks #1,497,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hinken vs Hintern
Shared letters: ehin. Private to "hinken": k. Private to "Hintern": rt.
"hinken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hintern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hinken" and "Hintern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hinken" or "Hintern"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hintern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinken" and "Hintern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinken 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 #1,497,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.