Hinweis

/[ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,889

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Hinweis is aGermannoun. It means: die Handlung, jemanden auf etwas aufmerksam zu machen Pronounced [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]. It ranks #1,889 in German word frequency. Often confused with hinwies and Hinweise.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hinweis in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hinweis is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,889 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Hinweis, with forms such as "hhinweis", "hinewis", and "hinnweis". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hinwies", "Hinweise", "hinweist", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hinweis, spelled H-I-N-W-E-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhinweis,hinewis,hinnweis,hinweiss,hinwesi,hinwweis,hiwneis,hniweis,ihnweis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hinweis

Misspelling Variants of "Hinweis"

hhinweis8hinewis7hinnweis8hinweiss8hinwesi7hinwweis8hiwneis7hniweis7
Misspelling Variants of "Hinweis"

Frequency rank: #1,889 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.