Hinweisschild

[ˈhɪnvaɪ̯sˌʃɪlt]

/[ˈhɪnvaɪ̯sˌʃɪlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hinweisschild” is uncommon German (frequency #69,363 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,363
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein gut sichtbarer flacher Gegenstand, der eine meist kurze Botschaft in Worten oder Bilder/Piktogrammen trägt

Key facts for Hinweisschild
PropertyValue
HeadwordHinweisschild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪnvaɪ̯sˌʃɪlt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hinweisschild” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hinweisschild lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hinweisschild is uncommon German at frequency #69,363 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪnvaɪ̯sˌʃɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein gut sichtbarer flacher Gegenstand, der eine meist kurze Botschaft in Worten oder Bilder/Piktogrammen trägt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hinweisschild, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hinweisschild, spelled H-I-N-W-E-I-S-S-C-H-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein gut sichtbarer flacher Gegenstand, der eine meist kurze Botschaft in Worten oder Bilder/Piktogrammen trägt

Antonyms

GebotsschildVerbotsschildWarnschild

This word in other languages

sign(English)

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 "Hinweisschild"?
"Hinweisschild" is spelled H-I-N-W-E-I-S-S-C-H-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnvaɪ̯sˌʃɪlt].
What does "Hinweisschild" mean?
As a noun, "Hinweisschild" means: ein gut sichtbarer flacher Gegenstand, der eine meist kurze Botschaft in Worten oder Bilder/Piktogrammen trägt
How do you pronounce "Hinweisschild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hinweisschild" is [ˈhɪnvaɪ̯sˌʃɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hinweisschild" come from?
"Hinweisschild" 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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Using “Hinweisschild”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-W-E-I-S-S-C-H-I-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɪnvaɪ̯sˌʃɪlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list