# hinken vs Hirten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hinken
*verb · IPA [ˈhɪŋkn̩] · frequency rank #34,733*
schaukelnd gehen

### Hirten
*noun · IPA [ˈhɪʁtn̩] · frequency rank #17,611*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hirte

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hinken-vs-hirten