hinüber

[hɪˈnyːbɐ]

/[hɪˈnyːbɐ]/ adv

The verdict

“hinüber” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,393
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der Sicht des Sprechers von dieser Stelle aus über etwas zu einer anderen Seite hin

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinuber · hinüber · German

hinüber · rank #15,393 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,393
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinweist

Nearest frequency peer: hinweist (-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 „hinüber“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hinüber“ 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).

hinüber vs Huber
43% similar
hinüber vs hinunter
63% similar
hinüber vs hinter
71% similar

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

Key facts for hinüber
PropertyValue
Headwordhinüber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[hɪˈnyːbɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,393
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hinüber“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hinüberliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hinweist“ (#15,392), „Hub“ (#15,394), „hervorzuheben“ (#15,391). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinüber“ bei #15,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hinüber (IPA [hɪˈnyːbɐ]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #15,393 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinüber, with forms such as "hhinüber", "hinbüer", and "hinnüber". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Huber", "hinunter", "hinter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hinüber, spelled H-I-N-Ü-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der Sicht des Sprechers von dieser Stelle aus über etwas zu einer anderen Seite hin
  2. 2
    nicht mehr in Ordnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bogotá erstreckt sich nach Süden hinüber.
  2. Die Batterie ist jetzt wohl endgültig hinüber.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinüber
  • hinbüer
  • hinnüber
  • hinübber
  • hinüberr
  • hinübre
  • hinüebr
  • hiünber
  • hniüber
  • ihnüber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinüber - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhinüber1hinbüer2hinnüber1hinübber1hinüberr1hinübre2hinüebr2hiünber2
Edit distance from "hinüber"

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 "hinüber"?
"hinüber" is spelled H-I-N-Ü-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪˈnyːbɐ].
What does "hinüber" mean?
As an adverb, "hinüber" means: aus der Sicht des Sprechers von dieser Stelle aus über etwas zu einer anderen Seite hin
What words are commonly confused with "hinüber"?
"hinüber" is commonly confused with "Huber", "hinunter", "hinter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinüber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinüber" is [hɪˈnyːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinüber" come from?
"hinüber" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list