Which to use
“hinlegen” is a verb and “hinteren” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,031
- “hinlegen” frequency rank
- #6,933
- “hinteren” frequency rank
- 23964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinlegen | hinteren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas an einen bestimmten Ort legen, nicht mehr tragen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinter |
Where the eye mixes hinlegen and hinteren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hinlegen and hinteren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hinlegen is [ˈhɪnˌleːɡn̩] while hinteren is [ˈhɪntəʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinlegen is recorded at frequency rank #17,031, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌleːɡn̩]. hinteren is at rank #6,933, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪntəʁən].
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 23964, this pair ranks #1,854,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinlegen vs hinteren
Shared letters: ehin. Private to "hinlegen": gl. Private to "hinteren": rt.
"hinlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hinteren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hinlegen" for "hinteren" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hinlegen" or "hinteren"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hinlegen" and "hinteren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinlegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinteren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinlegen" and "hinteren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinteren vs hintersten". 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 #1,854,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.