hinziehen

/[ˈhɪnˌt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,115

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

hinziehen is aGermanverb. It means: an einem bestimmten Ort seinen Wohnsitz einrichten; seinen Wohnsitz zu einem bestimmten Ort hin wechseln Pronounced [ˈhɪnˌt͡siːən]. Often confused with hinzugehen and hingehen.

Key facts for hinziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordhinziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɪnˌt͡siːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,115
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hinziehen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪnˌt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,115 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for hinziehen, with forms such as "hhinziehen", "hinizehen", and "hinnziehen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hinzugehen", "hingehen", "hinsehen", 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 hinziehen, spelled H-I-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einem bestimmten Ort seinen Wohnsitz einrichten; seinen Wohnsitz zu einem bestimmten Ort hin wechseln
  2. 2
    sich an einen bestimmten Ort oder in eine bestimmte Richtung bewegen
  3. 3
    (an etwas entlang) dahinziehen, dahintreiben

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhinziehen,hinizehen,hinnziehen,hinzeihen,hinzieehn,hinziehenn,hinziehhen,hinziehne,hinziheen,hinzziehen,hizniehen,hniziehen,ihnziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hinziehen

Misspelling Variants of "hinziehen"

hhinziehen10hinizehen9hinnziehen10hinzeihen9hinzieehn9hinziehenn10hinziehhen10hinziehne9
Misspelling Variants of "hinziehen"

Frequency rank: #30,115 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinziehen"?
"hinziehen" is spelled H-I-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪnˌt͡siːən].
What does "hinziehen" mean?
As a verb, "hinziehen" means: an einem bestimmten Ort seinen Wohnsitz einrichten; seinen Wohnsitz zu einem bestimmten Ort hin wechseln
What words are commonly confused with "hinziehen"?
"hinziehen" is commonly confused with "hinzugehen", "hingehen", "hinsehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinziehen" is [ˈhɪnˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinziehen" come from?
"hinziehen" 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.