Which to use
“hinnehmen” and “hinzunehmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,565
- “hinnehmen” frequency rank
- #29,175
- “hinzunehmen” frequency rank
- 38740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinnehmen | hinzunehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Aussage, Handlung oder ein Ereignis von negativer Natur akzeptieren, dulden oder sich dem widerspruchslos fügen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hinnehmen |
Where the eye mixes hinnehmen and hinzunehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hinnehmen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against hinzunehmen's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hinnehmen vs hinzunehmen
A purely visual mix-up. hinnehmen ([ˈhɪnˌneːmən]) and hinzunehmen ([ˈhɪnt͡suˌneːmən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38740, 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]. hinzunehmen is at rank #29,175, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnt͡suˌneːmən].
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 38740, this pair ranks #1,555,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinnehmen vs hinzunehmen
Shared letters: ehimn. Private to "hinnehmen": -. Private to "hinzunehmen": uz.
"hinnehmen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "hinzunehmen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinnehmen ← hhinnehmen · hinehmen · hinenhmen · hinnehemn · hinnehhmen · hinnehmenn · hinnehmmen · hinnehmne
- hinzunehmen ← hhinzunehmen · hinnzunehmen · hinuznehmen · hinznuehmen · hinzuenhmen · hinzunehemn · hinzunehhmen · hinzunehmenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hinnehmen" and "hinzunehmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinnehmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinzunehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinnehmen" and "hinzunehmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinzugehen vs hinzunehmen". 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 #1,555,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.