hinmetzeln

[ˈhɪnˌmɛt͡sl̩n]

/[ˈhɪnˌmɛt͡sl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“hinmetzeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (oft mehrere Opfer) auf grausame Weise töten

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinmetzeln · hinmetzeln · German

hinmetzeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for hinmetzeln
PropertyValue
Headwordhinmetzeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌmɛt͡sl̩n]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hinmetzeln“ im Deutschen

hinmetzelnschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinmetzeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɪnˌmɛt͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(oft mehrere Opfer) auf grausame Weise töten".

hinmetzeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hinmetzeln, spelled H-I-N-M-E-T-Z-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (oft mehrere Opfer) auf grausame Weise töten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Über 300 Männer, Frauen und Kinder wurden in Rais von islamistischen Terrorbanden hingemetzelt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinmetzeln"?
"hinmetzeln" is spelled H-I-N-M-E-T-Z-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌmɛt͡sl̩n].
What does "hinmetzeln" mean?
As a verb, "hinmetzeln" means: (oft mehrere Opfer) auf grausame Weise töten
How do you pronounce "hinmetzeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinmetzeln" is [ˈhɪnˌmɛt͡sl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinmetzeln" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list