Hingucker

Name: Hingucker, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhɪnˌɡʊkɐ]

/[ˈhɪnˌɡʊkɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Hingucker” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,452
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person oder Sache, die Aufmerksamkeit erregt, häufig im Zusammenhang mit Werbung

Corpus desk

Index DE-hingucker · Hingucker · German

Hingucker · rank #26,452 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #26,452
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH Heiler

Nearest frequency peer: Heiler (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

HDMI

73,551
Heiler

73,550
Hingucker

73,549
hinzugekomm…

73,548
Horizontalen

73,547
Hoyerswerda

73,546

What this shows „Hingucker“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Hingucker
Property	Value
Headword	Hingucker
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈhɪnˌɡʊkɐ]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#26,452
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hingucker“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hinguckerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#26,452

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Heiler“ (#26,451), „hinzugekommen“ (#26,453), „HDMI“ (#26,450). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hingucker“ bei #26,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Hingucker (IPA [ˈhɪnˌɡʊkɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,452 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hingucker, with forms such as "hhingucker", "hignucker", and "hingcuker". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hingucker, spelled H-I-N-G-U-C-K-E-R.

Definition

1
Person oder Sache, die Aufmerksamkeit erregt, häufig im Zusammenhang mit Werbung
2
Person oder Institution, die ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf etwas richtet
3
Person, die Acht hat auf andere Menschen, die bereit ist, bei drohender Gefahr selbst einzuschreiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hingucker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Das neue Plakat ist ein echter Hingucker.
„Jérôme Boateng, die zentrale Figur der Viererkette des FC Bayern und der Nationalmannschaft, ist auch Abseits des Platzes ein echter Hingucker.“

Antonyms

Weggucker

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hhingucker
hignucker
hingcuker
hinggucker
hinguccker
hingucekr
hinguckerr
hinguckker
hinguckre
hingukcer
hinngucker
hinugcker
hnigucker
ihngucker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hingucker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Hingucker"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hingucker"?

"Hingucker" is spelled H-I-N-G-U-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌɡʊkɐ].

What does "Hingucker" mean?

As a noun, "Hingucker" means: Person oder Sache, die Aufmerksamkeit erregt, häufig im Zusammenhang mit Werbung

What are common misspellings of "Hingucker"?

Common misspellings include "hhingucker", "hignucker", "hingcuker", "hinggucker", "hinguccker". The correct spelling is "Hingucker".

How do you pronounce "Hingucker"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hingucker" is [ˈhɪnˌɡʊkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Hingucker" come from?

"Hingucker" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hingucker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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