hinausgehen

/[hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,616

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

hinausgehen is aGermanverb. It means: zu Fuß aus dem Inneren von etwas ins Freie bewegen Pronounced [hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]. Often confused with hinausgeht and hinzugehen.

Key facts for hinausgehen
PropertyValue
Headwordhinausgehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,616
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hinausgehen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,616 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for hinausgehen, with forms such as "hhinausgehen", "hianusgehen", and "hinasugehen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hinausgeht", "hinzugehen", "hinausgehende", 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 hinausgehen, spelled H-I-N-A-U-S-G-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu Fuß aus dem Inneren von etwas ins Freie bewegen
  2. 2
    in die Ferne gehen, woanders hingehen
  3. 3
    in eine Richtung gelegen sein
  4. 4
    etwas übersteigen, überschreiten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhinausgehen,hianusgehen,hinasugehen,hinaugsehen,hinauseghen,hinausgeehn,hinausgehenn,hinausgehhen,hinausgehne,hinausggehen,hinausgheen,hinaussgehen,hinnausgehen,hinuasgehen,hniausgehen,ihnausgehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hinausgehen

Misspelling Variants of "hinausgehen"

hhinausgehen12hianusgehen11hinasugehen11hinaugsehen11hinauseghen11hinausgeehn11hinausgehenn12hinausgehhen12
Misspelling Variants of "hinausgehen"

Frequency rank: #20,616 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinausgehen"?
"hinausgehen" is spelled H-I-N-A-U-S-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌɡeːən].
What does "hinausgehen" mean?
As a verb, "hinausgehen" means: zu Fuß aus dem Inneren von etwas ins Freie bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "hinausgehen"?
"hinausgehen" is commonly confused with "hinausgeht", "hinzugehen", "hinausgehende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinausgehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinausgehen" is [hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinausgehen" come from?
"hinausgehen" 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.