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“hinzukommen” and “hinzukommt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,566
- “hinzukommen” frequency rank
- #47,482
- “hinzukommt” frequency rank
- 71048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinzukommen | hinzukommt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hinkommen, um ebenfalls dabei zu sein | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hinzukommen |
Where the eye mixes hinzukommen and hinzukommt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hinzukommen runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCCVC) against hinzukommt's 10 (CVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hinzukommen vs hinzukommt
A purely visual mix-up. hinzukommen ([hɪnˈt͡suːˌkɔmən]) and hinzukommt ([hɪnˈt͡suːˌkɔmt]) 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 71048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinzukommen is recorded at frequency rank #23,566, classified as averb, pronounced [hɪnˈt͡suːˌkɔmən]. hinzukommt is at rank #47,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɪnˈt͡suːˌkɔmt].
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 71048, this pair ranks #428,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hinzukommen vs hinzukommt
Shared letters: hikmnouz. Private to "hinzukommen": e. Private to "hinzukommt": t.
"hinzukommen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC · "hinzukommt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinzukommen ← hhinzukommen · hinnzukommen · hinuzkommen · hinzkuommen · hinzukkommen · hinzukmomen · hinzukomemn · hinzukomen
- hinzukommt ← hhinzukommt · hinnzukommt · hinuzkommt · hinzkuommt · hinzukkommt · hinzukmomt · hinzukommtt · hinzukomt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hinzukommen" and "hinzukommt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hinzukommen" vs "hinzukommt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hinzukommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinzukommt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinzukommen" and "hinzukommt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hinbekommt vs hinzukommt". 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 #428,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.