hint
[hɪnt]
The verdict
“hint” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,412 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #55,412
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf der abgewandten, nicht einsehbaren oder zurückliegenden Seite; dort (in dem Abschnitt, Teil; auf der Seite) in einer bestimmten (größeren) Entfernung gelegen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hint |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [hɪnt] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #55,412 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hint” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hint is 4 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɪnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,412 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf der abgewandten, nicht einsehbaren oder zurückliegenden Seite; dort (in dem Abschnitt, Teil; auf der Seite) in einer bestimmten (größeren) Entfernung gelegen".
Zero misspellings are on record for hint in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hint, spelled H-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1auf der abgewandten, nicht einsehbaren oder zurückliegenden Seite; dort (in dem Abschnitt, Teil; auf der Seite) in einer bestimmten (größeren) Entfernung gelegen
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.
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Using “hint”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɪnt] (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.