hinknien
[ˈhɪnˌkniːn]
The verdict
“hinknien” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die Knie gehen, eine kniende Haltung einnehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinknien · hinknien · German
hinknien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinknien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɪnˌkniːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinknien“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinknien is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɪnˌkniːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf die Knie gehen, eine kniende Haltung einnehmen".
hinknien doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hinknien, spelled H-I-N-K-N-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf die Knie gehen, eine kniende Haltung einnehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hinknien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Weil seine Beine schmerzen, fällt es ihm schwer, sich hinzuknien.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.