hinwegsehen

[hɪnˈvɛkˌzeːən]

/[hɪnˈvɛkˌzeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“hinwegsehen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,778 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,778
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Blick oberhalb von etwas auf sein Ziel lenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinwegsehen · hinwegsehen · German

hinwegsehen · rank #53,778 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,778
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herzig

Nearest frequency peer: herzig (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hinwegsehen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hinwegsehen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hinwegsehen
PropertyValue
Headwordhinwegsehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɪnˈvɛkˌzeːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,778
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hinwegsehen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hinwegsehenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herzig“ (#53,777), „Hirngespinst“ (#53,780), „hergeleitet“ (#53,775). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hinwegsehen“ bei #53,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hinwegsehen is uncommon German at frequency #53,778 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪnˈvɛkˌzeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hinwegsehen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hinwegsehen, spelled H-I-N-W-E-G-S-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Blick oberhalb von etwas auf sein Ziel lenken
  2. 2
    nicht zur Kenntnis nehmen; ignorieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kannst du über die Köpfe der anderen hinwegsehen? Nein? Soll ich dich hochheben?
  2. Dann wollen wir mal darüber hinwegsehen, dass Sie zu spät gekommen sind.

Antonyms

untendrunterdurchsehenahndenaufgreifenbetonen

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 "hinwegsehen"?
"hinwegsehen" is spelled H-I-N-W-E-G-S-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪnˈvɛkˌzeːən].
What does "hinwegsehen" mean?
As a verb, "hinwegsehen" means: den Blick oberhalb von etwas auf sein Ziel lenken
How do you pronounce "hinwegsehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinwegsehen" is [hɪnˈvɛkˌzeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinwegsehen" come from?
"hinwegsehen" 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 "hinwegsehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hergeleitet#53,775Hochhäusern#53,781Heldentaten#53,771Heiligtümer#53,768

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list