hinzu
[hɪnˈt͡suː]
The verdict
“hinzu” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,735 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #1,735
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (noch) zusätzlich zu einer Sache, einem Vorgang, einem Zustand
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinzu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [hɪnˈt͡suː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hinzu” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hinzu is 5 letters long, classified as an adverb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hinzu, with forms such as "hhinzu", "hinnzu", and "hinuz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hinzu, spelled H-I-N-Z-U.
Definition
- 1(noch) zusätzlich zu einer Sache, einem Vorgang, einem Zustand
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhinzu,hinnzu,hinuz,hinzzu,hiznu,hnizu,ihnzu
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hinzu - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “hinzu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-Z-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɪnˈt͡suː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Hitze” - see the side-by-side comparison. hinzu vs Hitze
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.