Which to use
“hinter” is a preposition and “hinüber” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #410
- “hinter” frequency rank
- #15,393
- “hinüber” frequency rank
- 15803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinter | hinüber |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Richtung der Rückseite von etwas entfernt | aus der Sicht des Sprechers von dieser Stelle aus über etwas zu einer anderen Seite hin |
Where the eye mixes hinter and hinüber
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hinter and hinüber
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hinter is [ˈhɪntɐ] while hinüber is [hɪˈnyːbɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinter is recorded at frequency rank #410, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐ]. hinüber is at rank #15,393, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɪˈnyːbɐ].
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 15803, this pair ranks #1,941,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinter vs hinüber
Shared letters: ehinr. Private to "hinter": t. Private to "hinüber": bü.
"hinter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hinüber" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinter ← hhinter · hinetr · hinnter · hinterr · hintre · hintter · hitner · hniter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hinter" for "hinüber" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hinter" or "hinüber"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinüber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinter" and "hinüber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herüber vs hinüber". 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 #1,941,014 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.