hinken

[ˈhɪŋkn̩]

/[ˈhɪŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hinken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,733
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schaukelnd gehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinken · hinken · German

hinken · rank #34,733 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,733
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Himmelreich

Nearest frequency peer: Himmelreich (-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 „hinken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hinken“ 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).

hinken vs hinkt
67% similar
hinken vs hinter
67% similar
hinken vs hinten
83% similar

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

Key facts for hinken
PropertyValue
Headwordhinken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪŋkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,733
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hinken“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Himmelreich“ (#34,732), „hinzugehen“ (#34,734), „Hilferuf“ (#34,731). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinken“ bei #34,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hinken (IPA [ˈhɪŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,733 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinken, with forms such as "hhinken", "hiknen", and "hinekn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hinkt", "hinter", "hinten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hinken, spelled H-I-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schaukelnd gehen
  2. 2
    nicht wirklich zutreffen, nicht wirklich stimmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach ihrem Sturz konnte sie nur noch hinken.
  2. Der Vergleich hinkt.

This word in other languages

limp(English)cojear(Español)boiter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinken
  • hiknen
  • hinekn
  • hinkenn
  • hinkken
  • hinkne
  • hinnken
  • hniken
  • ihnken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhinken1hiknen2hinekn2hinkenn1hinkken1hinkne2hinnken1hniken2
Edit distance from "hinken"

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 "hinken"?
"hinken" is spelled H-I-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪŋkn̩].
What does "hinken" mean?
As a verb, "hinken" means: schaukelnd gehen
What words are commonly confused with "hinken"?
"hinken" is commonly confused with "hinkt", "hinter", "hinten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinken" is [ˈhɪŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinken" come from?
"hinken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Holder#34,739Hayden#34,724jawoll#34,750klemmt#34,757

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Hemmung9 variantsGondel9 variantsGanges9 variantsMelody9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list