Which to use
“hinzubekommen” and “hinzugekommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,241
- “hinzubekommen” frequency rank
- #26,453
- “hinzugekommen” frequency rank
- 67694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinzubekommen | hinzugekommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hinbekommen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hinzukommen |
Where the eye mixes hinzubekommen and hinzugekommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. hinzubekommen and hinzugekommen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hinzubekommen and hinzugekommen
A purely visual mix-up. hinzubekommen ([ˈhɪnt͡subəˌkɔmən]) and hinzugekommen ([hɪnˈt͡suːɡəˌkɔmən]) 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 a single letter - b in “hinzubekommen” becomes g in “hinzugekommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinzubekommen is recorded at frequency rank #41,241, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnt͡subəˌkɔmən]. hinzugekommen is at rank #26,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɪnˈt͡suːɡəˌkɔmən].
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 67694, this pair ranks #531,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hinzubekommen vs hinzugekommen
Shared letters: ehikmnouz. Private to "hinzubekommen": b. Private to "hinzugekommen": g.
"hinzubekommen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCVC · "hinzugekommen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinzubekommen ← hhinzubekommen · hinnzubekommen · hinuzbekommen · hinzbuekommen · hinzubbekommen · hinzubekkommen · hinzubekmomen · hinzubekomemn
- hinzugekommen ← hhinzugekommen · hinnzugekommen · hinuzgekommen · hinzguekommen · hinzuegkommen · hinzugekkommen · hinzugekmomen · hinzugekomemn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hinzubekommen" for "hinzugekommen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hinzubekommen" or "hinzugekommen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinzubekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinzugekommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #531,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinzubekommen" and "hinzugekommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinzubekommen vs hinzukommen". 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 #531,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.