hinsehen

[ˈhɪnˌzeːən]

/[ˈhɪnˌzeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“hinsehen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,295
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Blick auf ein bestimmtes Ziel richten

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinsehen · hinsehen · German

hinsehen · rank #20,295 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,295
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hilde

Nearest frequency peer: hilde (-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 „hinsehen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hinsehen“ 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).

hinsehen vs hinteren
75% similar
hinsehen vs hinsetzen
78% similar
hinsehen vs hinziehen
78% similar

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

Key facts for hinsehen
PropertyValue
Headwordhinsehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌzeːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,295
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hinsehen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hinsehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hilde“ (#20,294), „Hinterhof“ (#20,296), „hihi“ (#20,293). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinsehen“ bei #20,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hinsehen (IPA [ˈhɪnˌzeːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,295 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "den Blick auf ein bestimmtes Ziel richten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinsehen, with forms such as "hhinsehen", "hineshen", and "hinnsehen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "hinteren", "hinsetzen", "hinziehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hinsehen, spelled H-I-N-S-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Blick auf ein bestimmtes Ziel richten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In einigen Regionen, insbesondere in Ballungsräumen, muss man wegen der deutlich gestiegenen Preise mittlerweile ganz genau hinsehen, wo und was man kaufen will.
  2. Doch die deutsche Öffentlichkeit täte gut daran, genauer hinzusehen, wie das Vertrauen zerbröckelt, weil Menschen an den Grundpfeilern der Bundesrepublik zweifeln.

Synonyms

hinguckenhinschauenzusehen

Antonyms

wegsehen

This word in other languages

look(English)regarder(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinsehen
  • hineshen
  • hinnsehen
  • hinseehn
  • hinsehenn
  • hinsehhen
  • hinsehne
  • hinsheen
  • hinssehen
  • hisnehen
  • hnisehen
  • ihnsehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinsehen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhinsehen1hineshen2hinnsehen1hinseehn2hinsehenn1hinsehhen1hinsehne2hinsheen2
Edit distance from "hinsehen"

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 "hinsehen"?
"hinsehen" is spelled H-I-N-S-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌzeːən].
What does "hinsehen" mean?
As a verb, "hinsehen" means: den Blick auf ein bestimmtes Ziel richten
What words are commonly confused with "hinsehen"?
"hinsehen" is commonly confused with "hinteren", "hinsetzen", "hinziehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinsehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinsehen" is [ˈhɪnˌzeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinsehen" come from?
"hinsehen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

harmlose#20,286Jesuiten#20,310Komitees#20,314Gewichte#20,271

Similar misspelling depth

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

Initiator12 variantsGermanen12 variantsgepresst12 variantsGenerals12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list