hinzulegen

[hɪnˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]

/[hɪnˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“hinzulegen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,221 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,221
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zusätzlich zu etwas bereits Vorhandenem legen, hinzutun

Key facts for hinzulegen
PropertyValue
Headwordhinzulegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɪnˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hinzulegen” 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). hinzulegen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

hinzulegen is uncommon German at frequency #56,221 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪnˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusätzlich zu etwas bereits Vorhandenem legen, hinzutun".

Zero misspellings are on record for hinzulegen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 hinzulegen, spelled H-I-N-Z-U-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zusätzlich zu etwas bereits Vorhandenem legen, hinzutun

Synonyms

dazulegen

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); 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 "hinzulegen"?
"hinzulegen" is spelled H-I-N-Z-U-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪnˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩].
What does "hinzulegen" mean?
As a verb, "hinzulegen" means: zusätzlich zu etwas bereits Vorhandenem legen, hinzutun
How do you pronounce "hinzulegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinzulegen" is [hɪnˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinzulegen" come from?
"hinzulegen" 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 “hinzulegen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-Z-U-L-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɪnˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩] (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