hinzutun
[hɪnˈt͡suːˌtuːn]
The verdict
“hinzutun” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas Weiteres zu dem beisteuern (tun), was schon da ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinzutun |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪnˈt͡suːˌtuːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hinzutun” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hinzutun is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɪnˈt͡suːˌtuːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas Weiteres zu dem beisteuern (tun), was schon da ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hinzutun, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hinzutun, spelled H-I-N-Z-U-T-U-N.
Definition
- 1etwas Weiteres zu dem beisteuern (tun), was schon da ist
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.
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Using “hinzutun”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-Z-U-T-U-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɪnˈt͡suːˌtuːn] (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
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.