hinkommen

[ˈhɪnˌkɔmən]

/[ˈhɪnˌkɔmən]/ verb

The verdict

“hinkommen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,595
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem Ort, einer Stelle gelangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinkommen · hinkommen · German

hinkommen · rank #25,595 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,595
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinkriegen

Nearest frequency peer: hinkriegen (+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 „hinkommen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hinkommen“ 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).

hinkommen vs hinzukommen
82% similar
hinkommen vs herkommen
78% similar
hinkommen vs hinbekommen
82% similar

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

Key facts for hinkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordhinkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌkɔmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,595
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hinkommen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hinkommenliegt 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: „hinkriegen“ (#25,596), „Hilfsorganisation“ (#25,593), „historia“ (#25,597). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinkommen“ bei #25,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hinkommen (IPA [ˈhɪnˌkɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,595 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinkommen, with forms such as "hhinkommen", "hiknommen", and "hinkkommen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hinzukommen", "herkommen", "hinbekommen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is hinkommen, spelled H-I-N-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem Ort, einer Stelle gelangen
  2. 2
    stimmen, passen, zutreffen
  3. 3
    mit etwas auskommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin rechtzeitig zu euch hingekommen.
  2. Der Rechnungsbetrag könnte in etwa hinkommen.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinkommen
  • hiknommen
  • hinkkommen
  • hinkmomen
  • hinkomemn
  • hinkomen
  • hinkommenn
  • hinkommne
  • hinnkommen
  • hinokmmen
  • hnikommen
  • ihnkommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhinkommen1hiknommen2hinkkommen1hinkmomen2hinkomemn2hinkomen1hinkommenn1hinkommne2
Edit distance from "hinkommen"

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 "hinkommen"?
"hinkommen" is spelled H-I-N-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌkɔmən].
What does "hinkommen" mean?
As a verb, "hinkommen" means: zu einem Ort, einer Stelle gelangen
What words are commonly confused with "hinkommen"?
"hinkommen" is commonly confused with "hinzukommen", "herkommen", "hinbekommen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinkommen" is [ˈhɪnˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinkommen" come from?
"hinkommen" 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 "hinkommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list