Which to use
“Hinz” is a name and “hinzu” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,954
- “Hinz” frequency rank
- #1,735
- “hinzu” frequency rank
- 22689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hinz | hinzu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | (noch) zusätzlich zu einer Sache, einem Vorgang, einem Zustand |
Where the eye mixes Hinz and hinzu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hinz runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hinzu's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hinz vs hinzu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hinz is [hɪnt͡s] while hinzu is [hɪnˈt͡suː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Hinz” sits inside “hinzu”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hinz is recorded at frequency rank #20,954, classified as aname, pronounced [hɪnt͡s]. hinzu is at rank #1,735, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɪnˈt͡suː].
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 22689, this pair ranks #1,870,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hinz vs hinzu
Shared letters: hinz. Private to "Hinz": -. Private to "hinzu": u.
"Hinz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hinzu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hinz" and "hinzu" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Hinz" or "hinzu" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hinz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinzu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hinz" and "hinzu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs Hinz". 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 #1,870,995 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.