Which to use
“hinter” is a preposition and “Hüter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #410
- “hinter” frequency rank
- #23,182
- “Hüter” frequency rank
- 23592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinter | Hüter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Richtung der Rückseite von etwas entfernt | jemand (oder ein Subjekt), der etwas wachsam beobachtet und schützt/garantiert |
Where the eye mixes hinter and Hüter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hinter vs Hüter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hinter is [ˈhɪntɐ] while Hüter is [ˈhyːtɐ]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinter is recorded at frequency rank #410, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐ]. Hüter is at rank #23,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhyːtɐ].
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 23592, this pair ranks #1,859,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinter vs Hüter
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "hinter": in. Private to "Hüter": ü.
"hinter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hüter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinter ← hhinter · hinetr · hinnter · hinterr · hintre · hintter · hitner · hniter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hinter" and "Hüter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hinter" or "Hüter" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hüter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,859,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinter" and "Hüter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hemer vs Hüter". 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 #1,859,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.