hinaus

/[hɪˈnaʊ̯s]/ adv

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#750

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

hinaus is anGermanadv. It means: die Richtung beschreibend, die das Umfeld verlässt Pronounced [hɪˈnaʊ̯s]. It ranks #750 in German word frequency. Often confused with hinzu and Hindu.

Key facts for hinaus
PropertyValue
Headwordhinaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[hɪˈnaʊ̯s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#750
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hinaus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hinaus is 6 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɪˈnaʊ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #750 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for hinaus, with forms such as "hhinaus", "hianus", and "hinasu". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "hinzu", "Hindu", "Hindus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hinaus, spelled H-I-N-A-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Richtung beschreibend, die das Umfeld verlässt
  2. 2
    über einen meist längeren Zeitraum hinweg

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhinaus,hianus,hinasu,hinauss,hinnaus,hinuas,hniaus,ihnaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hinaus

Misspelling Variants of "hinaus"

hhinaus7hianus6hinasu6hinauss7hinnaus7hinuas6hniaus6ihnaus6
Misspelling Variants of "hinaus"

Frequency rank: #750 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinaus"?
"hinaus" is spelled H-I-N-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪˈnaʊ̯s].
What does "hinaus" mean?
As an adv, "hinaus" means: die Richtung beschreibend, die das Umfeld verlässt
What words are commonly confused with "hinaus"?
"hinaus" is commonly confused with "hinzu", "Hindu", "Hindus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinaus" is [hɪˈnaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinaus" come from?
"hinaus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.