hinauf
[hɪˈnaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“hinauf” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,189 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #7,189
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nach oben, weg vom Sprecher
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [hɪˈnaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,189 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hinauf” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hinauf is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɪˈnaʊ̯f]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,189 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nach oben, weg vom Sprecher".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinauf, with forms such as "hhinauf", "hianuf", and "hinafu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "hinzu", "Hindu", "hinaus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hinauf, spelled H-I-N-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1nach oben, weg vom Sprecher
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhinauf,hianuf,hinafu,hinauff,hinnauf,hinuaf,hniauf,ihnauf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinauf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hinauf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-A-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɪˈnaʊ̯f] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hinzu” - see the side-by-side comparison. hinauf vs hinzu
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.