# hindrance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪndɹəns/ · frequency rank #28,581

## Definitions
1. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
2. The state or act of hindering something.

## Etymology
From Middle English hinderance, hinderaunce, hindraunce, hynderaunce, hynderawnce, hynderawns, hyndrance; equivalent to hinder + -ance.

## Common misspellings (15)
`hhindrance`, `hidnrance`, `hindarnce`, `hinddrance`, `hindracne`, `hindrancce`, `hindranec`, `hindrannce`, `hindrence`, `hindrnace`, `hindrrance`, `hinndrance`, `hinrdance`, `hnidrance`, `ihndrance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hindrance