hindern
\ˈhɪndɐn\
The verdict
“hindern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empêcher quelqu'un d'être, de devenir, de faire quelque chose, gêner. (+ accusatif + préposition "an")
Corpus desk
Index FR-hindern · hindern · French
hindern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hindern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈhɪndɐn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hindern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hindern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈhɪndɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hindern, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hindern, spelled H-I-N-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Empêcher quelqu'un d'être, de devenir, de faire quelque chose, gêner. (+ accusatif + préposition "an")
- 2Entraver, gêner (le cours d'une rivière, la circulation sur une route).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hindern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Unfall hinderte uns an der Weiterfahrt.
Werde, der du bist. Dieser Zuruf Friedrich Nietzsches ist paradox, denn was man schon ist, muss man nicht mehr werden. Das Paradox lebt von der Vorstellung, die Umstände hinderten einen an der Selbstwerdung.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.