hinschmeißen
[ˈhɪnˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“hinschmeißen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (etwas) irgendwohin werfen, in die Richtung von jemandem oder etwas werfen (schmeißen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinschmeißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɪnˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hinschmeißen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hinschmeißen is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪnˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for hinschmeißen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hinschmeißen, spelled H-I-N-S-C-H-M-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas) irgendwohin werfen, in die Richtung von jemandem oder etwas werfen (schmeißen)
- 2plötzlich keine Lust mehr auf etwas haben und nicht mehr weitermachen oder durch äußere Umstände gezwungen sein, etwas aufzugeben, nicht mehr weiterzumachen
- 3sich irgendwo rasch flach hinlegen
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.
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Using “hinschmeißen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-S-C-H-M-E-I-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɪnˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.