hinschreiben

[ˈhɪnˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈhɪnˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“hinschreiben” is uncommon German (frequency #84,099 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,099
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Scheibgerät an einer Stelle schriftlich eintragen; aufschreiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinschreiben · hinschreiben · German

hinschreiben · rank #84,099 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,099
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinzog

Nearest frequency peer: hinzog (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hinschreiben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hinschreiben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hinschreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordhinschreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hinschreiben“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hinschreibenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hinzog“ (#84,100), „hinge“ (#84,097), „Hochadel“ (#84,101). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinschreiben“ bei #84,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinschreiben is uncommon German at frequency #84,099 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɪnˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hinschreiben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hinschreiben, spelled H-I-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Scheibgerät an einer Stelle schriftlich eintragen; aufschreiben
  2. 2
    einen Brief (ein Schreiben) an einen Empfänger adressieren/schicken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Weißt du, wer das da hingeschrieben hat? Man kann doch nicht einfach »Fuck« hinschreiben.
  2. „Es geht bei der Bewertung nicht darum, ‚schnell einmal einen Wert hinzuschreiben‘, sondern um die verantwortungsvolle Argumentation.“

Antonyms

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 "hinschreiben"?
"hinschreiben" is spelled H-I-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "hinschreiben" mean?
As a verb, "hinschreiben" means: mit einem Scheibgerät an einer Stelle schriftlich eintragen; aufschreiben
How do you pronounce "hinschreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinschreiben" is [ˈhɪnˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinschreiben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list