hinweg

[hɪnˈvɛk]

/[hɪnˈvɛk]/ adv

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The verdict

“hinweg” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,457
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von dieser Stelle zu einer anderen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinweg · hinweg · German

hinweg · rank #3,457 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,457
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hinsicht

Nearest frequency peer: Hinsicht (-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 „hinweg“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hinweg“ 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).

hinweg vs Hinweis
57% similar
hinweg vs hinwies
71% similar
hinweg vs hing
67% similar

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

Key facts for hinweg
PropertyValue
Headwordhinweg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[hɪnˈvɛk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,457
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hinweg“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hinwegliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hinsicht“ (#3,456), „höchstens“ (#3,458), „heutzutage“ (#3,455). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinweg“ bei #3,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hinweg (IPA [hɪnˈvɛk]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #3,457 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinweg, with forms such as "hhinweg", "hinewg", and "hinnweg". 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, "Hinweis", "hinwies", "hing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hinweg, spelled H-I-N-W-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    von dieser Stelle zu einer anderen
  2. 2
    einen Zeitraum lang
  3. 3
    über ein Objekt oder eine Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was machst du in meiner Wohnung? Hinweg mit dir!
  2. Franz ist der einzige Schulfreund, mit dem ich über viele Jahre hinweg Kontakt gehalten habe.

Synonyms

fort

This word in other languages

begone(English)pendant(Français)durante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinweg
  • hinewg
  • hinnweg
  • hinwegg
  • hinwge
  • hinwweg
  • hiwneg
  • hniweg
  • ihnweg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinweg - 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.

hhinweg1hinewg2hinnweg1hinwegg1hinwge2hinwweg1hiwneg2hniweg2
Edit distance from "hinweg"

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 "hinweg"?
"hinweg" is spelled H-I-N-W-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪnˈvɛk].
What does "hinweg" mean?
As an adverb, "hinweg" means: von dieser Stelle zu einer anderen
What words are commonly confused with "hinweg"?
"hinweg" is commonly confused with "Hinweis", "hinwies", "hing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinweg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinweg" is [hɪnˈvɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinweg" come from?
"hinweg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kassel#3,462Linien#3,467geholt#3,446Fremde#3,444

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Filmen9 variantserinnere9 variantsTatort9 variantstesten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list