Which to use
“hinnehmen” and “hinsehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,565
- “hinnehmen” frequency rank
- #20,295
- “hinsehen” frequency rank
- 29860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinnehmen | hinsehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Aussage, Handlung oder ein Ereignis von negativer Natur akzeptieren, dulden oder sich dem widerspruchslos fügen | den Blick auf ein bestimmtes Ziel richten |
Where the eye mixes hinnehmen and hinsehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hinnehmen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against hinsehen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hinnehmen and hinsehen
A purely visual mix-up. hinnehmen ([ˈhɪnˌneːmən]) and hinsehen ([ˈhɪnˌzeːən]) 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 29860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinnehmen is recorded at frequency rank #9,565, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌneːmən]. hinsehen is at rank #20,295, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌzeːən].
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 29860, this pair ranks #1,758,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinnehmen vs hinsehen
Shared letters: ehin. Private to "hinnehmen": m. Private to "hinsehen": s.
"hinnehmen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "hinsehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hinnehmen" and "hinsehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hinnehmen" or "hinsehen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinnehmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinsehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,758,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinnehmen" and "hinsehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinsehen vs hinziehen". 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 #1,758,891 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.