Which to use
“hinder” is a verb and “Hinders” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,382
- “hinder” frequency rank
- #35,335
- “Hinders” frequency rank
- 52717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinder | Hinders |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate. | A surname from German. |
Letter map: hinder vs Hinders
Shared letters muted; letters that set hinder and Hinders apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. hinder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Hinders's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hinder vs Hinders
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hinder is averb and Hindersaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hinder” sits inside “Hinders”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinder is recorded at frequency rank #17,382, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈhɪndə/. Hinders is at rank #35,335, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52717, this pair ranks #154,788 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hinder vs Hinders
Shared letters: dehinr. Private to "hinder": -. Private to "Hinders": s.
"hinder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hinders" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hinder" and "Hinders" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hinder" vs "Hinders" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "hinder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hinders" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,788 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinder" and "Hinders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hander vs Hinders". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #154,788 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.