Which to use
“hinterlegen” and “hinterlegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,090
- “hinterlegen” frequency rank
- #18,927
- “hinterlegt” frequency rank
- 51017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinterlegen | hinterlegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas zur (sicheren) Aufbewahrung übergeben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hinterlegen |
Where the eye mixes hinterlegen and hinterlegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hinterlegen runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against hinterlegt's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hinterlegen vs hinterlegt
A purely visual mix-up. hinterlegen ([ˌhɪntɐˈleːɡn̩]) and hinterlegt ([ˈhɪntɐˌleːkt]) 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 51017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinterlegen is recorded at frequency rank #32,090, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌhɪntɐˈleːɡn̩]. hinterlegt is at rank #18,927, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐˌleːkt].
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 51017, this pair ranks #1,151,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hinterlegen vs hinterlegt
Shared letters: eghilnrt. Private to "hinterlegen": -. Private to "hinterlegt": -.
"hinterlegen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "hinterlegt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinterlegen ← hhinterlegen · hinetrlegen · hinnterlegen · hintelregen · hinterelgen · hinterleegn · hinterlegenn · hinterleggen
- hinterlegt ← hhinterlegt · hinetrlegt · hinnterlegt · hintelregt · hinterelgt · hinterleggt · hinterlegtt · hinterletg
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hinterlegen" and "hinterlegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hinterlegen" or "hinterlegt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hinterlegen" and "hinterlegt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinterlegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinterlegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,151,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinterlegen" and "hinterlegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingelegt vs hinterlegt". 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 #1,151,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.