Hinweis
\ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s\
The verdict
“Hinweis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Indice, indication, l’action ou le renseignement fourni.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hinweis · Hinweis · French
Hinweis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Hinweis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Hinweis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhɪnˌvaɪ̯s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indice, indication, l’action ou le renseignement fourni.".
Hinweis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Hinweis, spelled H-I-N-W-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1Indice, indication, l’action ou le renseignement fourni.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hinweis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Genau hier findet sich aber auch der entscheidende Hinweis darauf, dass der IE mit all seinen Sicherheitsproblemen die Computerwelt wohl noch weiter plagen wird.
Ein Senfhersteller bedruckt das Etikett seiner Produkte inzwischen mit dem Hinweis: „Ich bin ein Trinkglas“.
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.