Which to use
“Hinweis” and “Hinweise” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,889
- “Hinweis” frequency rank
- #2,449
- “Hinweise” frequency rank
- 4338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hinweis | Hinweise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Handlung, jemanden auf etwas aufmerksam zu machen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hinweis |
Where the eye mixes Hinweis and Hinweise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Hinweis runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against Hinweise's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hinweis with Hinweise
A purely visual mix-up. Hinweis ([ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]) and Hinweise ([ˈhɪnvaɪ̯zə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Hinweis” sits inside “Hinweise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hinweis is recorded at frequency rank #1,889, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]. Hinweise is at rank #2,449, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪnvaɪ̯zə].
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 4338, this pair ranks #1,997,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hinweis vs Hinweise
Shared letters: ehinsw. Private to "Hinweis": -. Private to "Hinweise": -.
"Hinweis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Hinweise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hinweis" and "Hinweise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hinweis" or "Hinweise" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hinweis" and "Hinweise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hinweis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hinweise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hinweis" and "Hinweise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hinweis vs hinwies". 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 #1,997,981 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.