Which to use
“hinters” is an abbrev and “Hinweis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,112
- “hinters” frequency rank
- #1,889
- “Hinweis” frequency rank
- 35001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinters | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hinter das | die Handlung, jemanden auf etwas aufmerksam zu machen |
Where the eye mixes hinters and Hinweis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hinters (CVCCVCC) and Hinweis (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses hinters with Hinweis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hinters is [ˈhɪntɐs] while Hinweis is [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]. 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 (abbrev vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinters is recorded at frequency rank #33,112, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈhɪntɐs]. Hinweis is at rank #1,889, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s].
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 35001, this pair ranks #1,650,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinters vs Hinweis
Shared letters: ehins. Private to "hinters": rt. Private to "Hinweis": w.
"hinters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Hinweis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hinters" and "Hinweis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hinters" or "Hinweis" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hinters" and "Hinweis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hinweis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,650,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinters" and "Hinweis" 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 #1,650,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.