hinhält

[ˈhɪnˌhɛlt]

/[ˈhɪnˌhɛlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“hinhält” is uncommon German (frequency #99,975 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,975
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hinhalten

Key facts for hinhält
PropertyValue
Headwordhinhält
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌhɛlt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,975
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hinhält” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hinhält lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinhält is uncommon German at frequency #99,975 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɪnˌhɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hinhalten".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hinhält, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hinhält, spelled H-I-N-H-Ä-L-T.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hinhalten

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 "hinhält"?
"hinhält" is spelled H-I-N-H-Ä-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌhɛlt].
What does "hinhält" mean?
As a verb, "hinhält" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs hinhalten
How do you pronounce "hinhält"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinhält" is [ˈhɪnˌhɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinhält" come from?
"hinhält" 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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Using “hinhält”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-H-Ä-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɪnˌhɛlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list