Which to use
“hinter” is a preposition and “Höxter” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #410
- “hinter” frequency rank
- #24,776
- “Höxter” frequency rank
- 25186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinter | Höxter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Richtung der Rückseite von etwas entfernt | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland; Kreisstadt des Kreises Höxter |
Where the eye mixes hinter and Höxter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hinter with Höxter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hinter is [ˈhɪntɐ] while Höxter is [ˈhœkstɐ]. 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 (preposition vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinter is recorded at frequency rank #410, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐ]. Höxter is at rank #24,776, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈhœkstɐ].
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 25186, this pair ranks #1,836,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinter vs Höxter
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "hinter": in. Private to "Höxter": xö.
"hinter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Höxter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinter ← hhinter · hinetr · hinnter · hinterr · hintre · hintter · hitner · hniter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hinter" for "Höxter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hinter" or "Höxter"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hinter" and "Höxter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Höxter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,836,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinter" and "Höxter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hexer vs Höxter". 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 #1,836,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.