hinder
hin·der/ˈhɪndɚ/verb, adjective, noun
hinder is spelled H-I-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hin·der). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, hinder means “To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hinder?
| Letters | 6: H-I-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hin·der |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hinder?
Hinder appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hinder?
- UK /ˈhɪndəː/
- UK [ˈhɪndəː]
- US /ˈhɪndɚ/
As an adjective (“Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or…”): /ˈhaɪ̯n.dəː/, [ˈhaɪ̯n.dəː], /ˈhaɪ̯n.dɚ/.
Hinder has 2 syllables, split hin·der in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hinder.wav, En-au-hinder.ogg, En-us-hinder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hinder?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hinder from its last stressed vowel (/ɪndəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hinder
- hinders present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- hindering participle, present
- hindered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hinder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
A drought hinders the growth of plants.
- 2
To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
She hindered a man from committing suicide.
- 3
obsoleteTo cause harm.
adjective
- 1
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.
the hinder end of a wagon
- 2
comparative form of hind: more hind
noun
- 1
slangThe buttocks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hinder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | entraver , délayer , arrière, derrière |
| German | erschweren, behindern , hindern , Hinter-, hinter , Hintern |
| Portuguese | dificultar, frustrar , impedir, reter, entravar, estorvar |
| Spanish | impedir, obstar, dificultar, estorbar, embarazar, obstaculizar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hinder come from?
From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną, *hinderōną (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).