# hinkt vs Hirt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hinkt
*verb · IPA [hɪŋkt] · frequency rank #26,051*
2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hinken

### Hirt
*noun · IPA [hɪʁt] · frequency rank #31,614*
Hüter einer Herde

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