Hinweise

[ˈhɪnvaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈhɪnvaɪ̯zə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hinweise” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,449
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hinweis

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinweise · Hinweise · German

Hinweise · rank #2,449 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,449
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hermann

Nearest frequency peer: Hermann (-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 „Hinweise“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Hinweise“ 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).

Hinweise vs hinweist
75% similar
Hinweise vs hinweisen
78% similar
Hinweise vs Hinweis
88% similar

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

Key facts for Hinweise
PropertyValue
HeadwordHinweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪnvaɪ̯zə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,449
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hinweise“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hinweiseliegt 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: „Hermann“ (#2,448), „hundert“ (#2,450), „gratis“ (#2,447). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hinweise“ bei #2,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Hinweise (IPA [ˈhɪnvaɪ̯zə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,449 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hinweise, with forms such as "hhinweise", "hinewise", and "hinnweise". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hinweist", "hinweisen", "Hinweis", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hinweise, spelled H-I-N-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hinweis
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hinweis
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hinweis
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hinweis

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhinweise
  • hinewise
  • hinnweise
  • hinweies
  • hinweisse
  • hinwesie
  • hinwiese
  • hinwweise
  • hiwneise
  • hniweise
  • ihnweise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhinweise1hinewise2hinnweise1hinweies2hinweisse1hinwesie2hinwiese2hinwweise1
Edit distance from "Hinweise"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

möchtest#2,459Personal#2,462Bewohner#2,432beweisen#2,431

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

hundert11 variantssolcher11 variantsbestellt11 variantsAchtung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list