Which to use
“Hintern” is a noun and “hungern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,073
- “Hintern” frequency rank
- #18,930
- “hungern” frequency rank
- 25003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hintern | hungern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | menschlicher Körperteil, auf dem gesessen wird | Hunger haben, hungrig sein |
Where the eye mixes Hintern and hungern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Hintern and hungern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Hintern with hungern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hintern is [ˈhɪntɐn] while hungern is [ˈhʊŋɐn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hintern is recorded at frequency rank #6,073, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐn]. hungern is at rank #18,930, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhʊŋɐn].
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 25003, this pair ranks #1,839,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hintern vs hungern
Shared letters: ehnr. Private to "Hintern": it. Private to "hungern": gu.
"Hintern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hungern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hintern" and "hungern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Hintern" or "hungern"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hintern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hungern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,839,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hintern" and "hungern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hungern vs Hunnen". 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 #1,839,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.