Which to use
“Hinders” is a name and “hinges” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,335
- “Hinders” frequency rank
- #18,579
- “hinges” frequency rank
- 53914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hinders | hinges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from German. | plural of hinge |
Letter map: Hinders vs hinges
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hinders and hinges apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for Hinders / hinges
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hinders is aname and hingesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hinders is recorded at frequency rank #35,335, classified as aname. hinges is at rank #18,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɪnd͡ʒəz/.
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 53914, this pair ranks #145,151 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hinders vs hinges
Shared letters: ehins. Private to "Hinders": dr. Private to "hinges": g.
"Hinders" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hinges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hinders" and "hinges" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Hinders" vs "hinges" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hinders" and "hinges".
- Full dictionary entry for "Hinders" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,151 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hinders" and "hinges" 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 #145,151 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.