Which to use
“hinweisen” and “hinweist” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,996
- “hinweisen” frequency rank
- #15,392
- “hinweist” frequency rank
- 20388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinweisen | hinweist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas zur Kenntnis bringen; in Erinnerung rufen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hinweisen |
Where the eye mixes hinweisen and hinweist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hinweisen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against hinweist's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hinweisen vs hinweist
A purely visual mix-up. hinweisen ([ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and hinweist ([ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯st]) 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 20388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinweisen is recorded at frequency rank #4,996, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. hinweist is at rank #15,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯st].
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 20388, this pair ranks #1,898,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hinweisen vs hinweist
Shared letters: ehinsw. Private to "hinweisen": -. Private to "hinweist": t.
"hinweisen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "hinweist" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hinweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinweist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinweisen" and "hinweist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hinweise vs hinweist". 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 #1,898,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.