Behälter
German, noun/bəˈhɛltɐ/
Behälter is spelled B-E-H-Ä-L-T-E-R (8 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Behälter is a German masculine noun meaning “container (item that can store or transport objects or materials)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gefäß mit einem hinreichenden Innenvolumen zum Aufbewahren oder Transportieren fester, flüssiger oder…”.
What does Behälter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecontainer (item that can store or transport objects or materials)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gefäß mit einem hinreichenden Innenvolumen zum Aufbewahren oder Transportieren fester, flüssiger oder gasförmiger Stoffe, das verschlossen werden kann 2. Container
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Behälter
- Behälters genitive
- Behältern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Behälter?
- Germany /bəˈhɛltɐ/
- Austria /b̥eˈhɛltɐ/
- [bəˈhɛltɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Behälter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Behälter in German?
Behälter appears 5.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).