hindeuten
German, verb[ˈhɪnˌdɔɪ̯tn̩]
hindeuten is spelled H-I-N-D-E-U-T-E-N (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hindeuten is a German verb meaning “to point (physically)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf jemanden oder etwas zeigen; in eine bestimmte Richtung weisen”.
What does hindeuten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to point (physically)
- 2
to point out (within the context of a discussion)
- 3
to indicate (to manifest somehow and thus allow for an inference)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. auf jemanden oder etwas zeigen; in eine bestimmte Richtung weisen 2. etwas anzeigen, erkenntlich machen; ein Indiz sein für etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hindeuten
- deutet hin present singular third-person
- deutete hin past
- hingedeutet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- hindeutend participle present
- hinzudeuten infinitive infinitive-zu
- deute hin first-person indicative present
- deuten hin first-person indicative plural
- deutest hin indicative present second-person
- deuteten hin first-person indicative plural
- deutetest hin indicative preterite second-person
- deutetet hin indicative plural preterite
- deut hin! imperative singular
- deute hin! imperative singular
- deutet hin! imperative plural
- hingedeutet haben active infinitive perfect
- hingedeutet zu haben active extended infinitive
- habe hingedeutet! imperative uncommon second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hindeuten?
- [ˈhɪnˌdɔɪ̯tn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hindeuten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hindeuten in German?
hindeuten appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).