# hinder vs hinged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hinder
*verb · IPA /ˈhɪndə/ · frequency rank #17,382*
To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

### hinged
*adjective · IPA /hɪnd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #26,461*
Affixed by a hinge, as a door.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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