Hinz und Kunz

[ˈhɪnt͡s ʊnt ˈkʊnt͡s]

/[ˈhɪnt͡s ʊnt ˈkʊnt͡s]/ phrase

The verdict

“Hinz und Kunz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jedermann; beliebige, meist gewöhnliche Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hinz-und-kunz · Hinz und Kunz · German

Hinz und Kunz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Hinz und Kunz
PropertyValue
HeadwordHinz und Kunz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈhɪnt͡s ʊnt ˈkʊnt͡s]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hinz und Kunz“ im Deutschen

Hinz und Kunzliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hinz und Kunz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈhɪnt͡s ʊnt ˈkʊnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jedermann; beliebige, meist gewöhnliche Personen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hinz und Kunz, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hinz und Kunz, spelled H-I-N-Z- -U-N-D- -K-U-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    jedermann; beliebige, meist gewöhnliche Personen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn wir damit anfangen, kommen bald Hinz und Kunz und wollen mitmachen.
  2. „Er könne doch nicht Hinz und Kunz in seinen Roman einschleppen, empörte sich seine Mutter.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hinz und Kunz"?
"Hinz und Kunz" is spelled H-I-N-Z- -U-N-D- -K-U-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnt͡s ʊnt ˈkʊnt͡s].
What does "Hinz und Kunz" mean?
As a phrase, "Hinz und Kunz" means: jedermann; beliebige, meist gewöhnliche Personen
How do you pronounce "Hinz und Kunz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hinz und Kunz" is [ˈhɪnt͡s ʊnt ˈkʊnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hinz und Kunz" come from?
"Hinz und Kunz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list