hinnehmen

/[ˈhɪnˌneːmən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,565

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

hinnehmen is aGermanverb. It means: eine Aussage, Handlung oder ein Ereignis von negativer Natur akzeptieren, dulden oder sich dem widerspruchslos fügen Pronounced [ˈhɪnˌneːmən]. It ranks #9,565 in German word frequency. Often confused with hinsehen and hinzunehmen.

Key facts for hinnehmen
PropertyValue
Headwordhinnehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌneːmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,565
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hinnehmen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hinnehmen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪnˌneːmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,565 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for hinnehmen, with forms such as "hhinnehmen", "hinehmen", and "hinenhmen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hinsehen", "hinzunehmen", "hingehen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hinnehmen, spelled H-I-N-N-E-H-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Aussage, Handlung oder ein Ereignis von negativer Natur akzeptieren, dulden oder sich dem widerspruchslos fügen
  2. 2
    etwas/jemanden zu dem Ort bringen, wo man selbst gerade auf dem Weg hin ist

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhinnehmen,hinehmen,hinenhmen,hinnehemn,hinnehhmen,hinnehmenn,hinnehmmen,hinnehmne,hinnemhen,hinnhemen,hninehmen,ihnnehmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hinnehmen

Misspelling Variants of "hinnehmen"

hhinnehmen10hinehmen8hinenhmen9hinnehemn9hinnehhmen10hinnehmenn10hinnehmmen10hinnehmne9
Misspelling Variants of "hinnehmen"

Frequency rank: #9,565 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinnehmen"?
"hinnehmen" is spelled H-I-N-N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌneːmən].
What does "hinnehmen" mean?
As a verb, "hinnehmen" means: eine Aussage, Handlung oder ein Ereignis von negativer Natur akzeptieren, dulden oder sich dem widerspruchslos fügen
What words are commonly confused with "hinnehmen"?
"hinnehmen" is commonly confused with "hinsehen", "hinzunehmen", "hingehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinnehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinnehmen" is [ˈhɪnˌneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinnehmen" come from?
"hinnehmen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.