hinhalten

[ˈhɪnˌhaltn̩]

/[ˈhɪnˌhaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hinhalten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,171
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (in den Händen, freihändig) so vor jemandem positionieren, dass dieser es sehen oder greifen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinhalten · hinhalten · German

hinhalten · rank #34,171 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,171
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hingegangen

Nearest frequency peer: hingegangen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hinhalten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hinhalten vs herhalten
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hinhalten
PropertyValue
Headwordhinhalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌhaltn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,171
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hinhalten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hinhaltenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hingegangen“ (#34,170), „hinterlasse“ (#34,172), „hindeutet“ (#34,169). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinhalten“ bei #34,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around hinhalten (IPA [ˈhɪnˌhaltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,171 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinhalten, with forms such as "hhinhalten", "hihnalten", and "hinahlten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "herhalten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hinhalten, spelled H-I-N-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (in den Händen, freihändig) so vor jemandem positionieren, dass dieser es sehen oder greifen kann
  2. 2
    jemanden ablenken oder beschäftigen mit dem Ziel, ihn zum Warten ohne Widerstand und ohne Weggehen zu bewegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kannst du das Bild mal da so hinhalten, damit ich sehe, wie es wirkt?
  2. Er hielt ihr das Geld hin, doch sie nahm es nicht.

Synonyms

entgegenhaltenaufhalten

Antonyms

führenwegweisen

This word in other languages

hold out(English)tender(Español)tendre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinhalten
  • hihnalten
  • hinahlten
  • hinhaletn
  • hinhallten
  • hinhaltenn
  • hinhaltne
  • hinhaltten
  • hinhatlen
  • hinhhalten
  • hinhlaten
  • hinnhalten
  • hnihalten
  • ihnhalten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinhalten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhinhalten1hihnalten2hinahlten2hinhaletn2hinhallten1hinhaltenn1hinhaltne2hinhaltten1
Edit distance from "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 "hinhalten"?
"hinhalten" is spelled H-I-N-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌhaltn̩].
What does "hinhalten" mean?
As a verb, "hinhalten" means: etwas (in den Händen, freihändig) so vor jemandem positionieren, dass dieser es sehen oder greifen kann
What words are commonly confused with "hinhalten"?
"hinhalten" is commonly confused with "herhalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinhalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinhalten" is [ˈhɪnˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinhalten" come from?
"hinhalten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hindeutet#34,169hungrigen#34,181Imitation#34,186innersten#34,190

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Halbbruder14 variantsKleinasien14 variantsKreationen14 variantsgeformten14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list