hinlegen

[ˈhɪnˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈhɪnˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hinlegen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,031
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas an einen bestimmten Ort legen, nicht mehr tragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinlegen · hinlegen · German

hinlegen · rank #17,031 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,031
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herzliche

Nearest frequency peer: herzliche (-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 „hinlegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hinlegen“ 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).

hinlegen vs hinteren
75% similar
hinlegen vs hinsehen
75% similar
hinlegen vs hingen
75% similar

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

Key facts for hinlegen
PropertyValue
Headwordhinlegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌleːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,031
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hinlegen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hinlegenliegt 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: „herzliche“ (#17,030), „honor“ (#17,032), „hervorrufen“ (#17,029). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinlegen“ bei #17,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hinlegen (IPA [ˈhɪnˌleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,031 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinlegen, with forms such as "hhinlegen", "hilnegen", and "hinelgen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "hinteren", "hinsehen", "hingen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hinlegen, spelled H-I-N-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas an einen bestimmten Ort legen, nicht mehr tragen
  2. 2
    schlafen oder sich ausruhen gehen
  3. 3
    eindrucksvoll, mit Können darbieten
  4. 4
    bezahlen
  5. 5
    hinfallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wo habe ich meine Autoschlüssel nur wieder hingelegt?
  2. Ich werde die Prospekte dort drüben hinlegen.

Synonyms

niederlegenlanglegensich aufs Ohr legenhauenlanglegen

This word in other languages

put down(English)dejar(Español)s'allonger(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinlegen
  • hilnegen
  • hinelgen
  • hinleegn
  • hinlegenn
  • hinleggen
  • hinlegne
  • hinlgeen
  • hinllegen
  • hinnlegen
  • hnilegen
  • ihnlegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinlegen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhinlegen1hilnegen2hinelgen2hinleegn2hinlegenn1hinleggen1hinlegne2hinlgeen2
Edit distance from "hinlegen"

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 "hinlegen"?
"hinlegen" is spelled H-I-N-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌleːɡn̩].
What does "hinlegen" mean?
As a verb, "hinlegen" means: etwas an einen bestimmten Ort legen, nicht mehr tragen
What words are commonly confused with "hinlegen"?
"hinlegen" is commonly confused with "hinteren", "hinsehen", "hingen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinlegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinlegen" is [ˈhɪnˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinlegen" come from?
"hinlegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Händchen#17,035Hamburgs#17,021geärgert#17,016gewährte#17,014

Similar misspelling depth

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

gefundene12 variantsgeduldet12 variantsMagazins12 variantserrechnet12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list