hinstellen
[ˈhɪnˌʃtɛlən]
The verdict
“hinstellen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,378
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas an einem bestimmten Ort platzieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinstellen · hinstellen · German
hinstellen · rank #22,378 · 14 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,378
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH hingezogen
Nearest frequency peer: hingezogen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “hinstellen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hertz
Hertz
77,627 corpus weight
- HGB
HGB
77,626 corpus weight
- Hightech
Hightech
77,625 corpus weight
- hingezogen
hingezogen
77,624 corpus weight
- hinstellen
hinstellen
77,623 corpus weight
- honey
honey
77,621 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “hinstellen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinstellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɪnˌʃtɛlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #22,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hinstellen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around hinstellen (IPA [ˈhɪnˌʃtɛlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,378 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas an einem bestimmten Ort platzieren".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinstellen, with forms such as "hhinstellen", "hinnstellen", and "hinsetllen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hinstellt", "hinzustellen", "herstellen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 hinstellen, spelled H-I-N-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas an einem bestimmten Ort platzieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie stellt den Teller neben das Glas hin.
„Oft fertigten die Beschwörer Figürchen der Dämonen an und stellten ihnen Gaben und Speisen hin, damit sie davon äßen und sich – nachdem ihr Hunger gestillt war – nicht mehr an dem Menschen vergriffen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhinstellen
- hinnstellen
- hinsetllen
- hinsstellen
- hinsteleln
- hinstelen
- hinstellenn
- hinstellne
- hinstlelen
- hinsttellen
- hintsellen
- hisntellen
- hnistellen
- ihnstellen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinstellen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hinstellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "hinstellen". Here's where to go from here.
- "hinstellen" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "hinstellt". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,378 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.