Hinweis

[ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]

/[ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hinweis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,889. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,889
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Handlung, jemanden auf etwas aufmerksam zu machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinweis · Hinweis · German

Hinweis · rank #1,889 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,889
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heinz

Nearest frequency peer: Heinz (-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 „Hinweis“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hinweis“ 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).

Hinweis vs hinwies
57% similar
Hinweis vs Hinweise
88% similar
Hinweis vs hinweist
75% similar

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

Key facts for Hinweis
PropertyValue
HeadwordHinweis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,889
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hinweis“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hinweisliegt 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: „Heinz“ (#1,888), „höhere“ (#1,890), „Handel“ (#1,887). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hinweis“ bei #1,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hinweis (IPA [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,889 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hinweis, with forms such as "hhinweis", "hinewis", and "hinnweis". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hinwies", "Hinweise", "hinweist", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hinweis, spelled H-I-N-W-E-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Handlung, jemanden auf etwas aufmerksam zu machen
  2. 2
    etwas, das jemanden auf etwas aufmerksam macht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er gab ihm einen Hinweis.
  2. „Es kam ihm vor, als ginge der amerikanische Hauptmann hastig über diesen Hinweis hinweg.“

Synonyms

FingerzeigTippVerweisWinkAnzeichenAnzeigeSchild

This word in other languages

advice(English)observación(Español)indication(Français)evidência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinweis
  • hinewis
  • hinnweis
  • hinweiss
  • hinwesi
  • hinwweis
  • hiwneis
  • hniweis
  • ihnweis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hinweis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhinweis1hinewis2hinnweis1hinweiss1hinwesi2hinwweis1hiwneis2hniweis2
Edit distance from "Hinweis"

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 "Hinweis"?
"Hinweis" is spelled H-I-N-W-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s].
What does "Hinweis" mean?
As a noun, "Hinweis" means: die Handlung, jemanden auf etwas aufmerksam zu machen
What words are commonly confused with "Hinweis"?
"Hinweis" is commonly confused with "hinwies", "Hinweise", "hinweist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hinweis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hinweis" is [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hinweis" come from?
"Hinweis" 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 "Hinweis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gemeint#1,884fordert#1,883Männern#1,896erleben#1,878

Similar misspelling depth

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

Firmen9 variantsNorden9 variantserlebt9 variantssiehst9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list