hinzu

/[hɪnˈt͡suː]/ adv

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,735

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

hinzu is anGermanadv. It means: (noch) zusätzlich zu einer Sache, einem Vorgang, einem Zustand Pronounced [hɪnˈt͡suː]. It ranks #1,735 in German word frequency. Often confused with Hitze and hin.

Key facts for hinzu
PropertyValue
Headwordhinzu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[hɪnˈt͡suː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,735
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hinzu is 5 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɪnˈt͡suː]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,735 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(noch) zusätzlich zu einer Sache, einem Vorgang, einem Zustand".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for hinzu, with forms such as "hhinzu", "hinnzu", and "hinuz". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Hitze", "hin", "hing", 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 hinzu, spelled H-I-N-Z-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (noch) zusätzlich zu einer Sache, einem Vorgang, einem Zustand

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhinzu,hinnzu,hinuz,hinzzu,hiznu,hnizu,ihnzu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hinzu

Misspelling Variants of "hinzu"

hhinzu6hinnzu6hinuz5hinzzu6hiznu5hnizu5ihnzu5
Misspelling Variants of "hinzu"

Frequency rank: #1,735 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinzu"?
"hinzu" is spelled H-I-N-Z-U. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪnˈt͡suː].
What does "hinzu" mean?
As an adv, "hinzu" means: (noch) zusätzlich zu einer Sache, einem Vorgang, einem Zustand
What words are commonly confused with "hinzu"?
"hinzu" is commonly confused with "Hitze", "hin", "hing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinzu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinzu" is [hɪnˈt͡suː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinzu" come from?
"hinzu" 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.