Which to use
“hinterm” is an abbrev and “Hintern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,326
- “hinterm” frequency rank
- #6,073
- “Hintern” frequency rank
- 20399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinterm | Hintern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hinter dem | menschlicher Körperteil, auf dem gesessen wird |
Where the eye mixes hinterm and Hintern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hinterm with Hintern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hinterm is [ˈhɪntɐm] while Hintern is [ˈhɪntɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “hinterm” becomes n in “Hintern”, and the parts of speech differ too (abbrev vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinterm is recorded at frequency rank #14,326, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐm]. Hintern is at rank #6,073, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐn].
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 20399, this pair ranks #1,898,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinterm vs Hintern
Shared letters: ehinrt. Private to "hinterm": m. Private to "Hintern": -.
"hinterm" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Hintern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hinterm" for "Hintern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hinterm" or "Hintern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hinterm" and "Hintern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinterm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hintern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinterm" and "Hintern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinterm vs hinters". 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 #1,898,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.