behindert
German, adjective/bəˈhɪndɐt/
behindert is spelled B-E-H-I-N-D-E-R-T (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Behindert is a German adjective meaning “disabled; handicapped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of behindern. The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit körperlichen oder geistigen Problemen”.
What does behindert mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disabled; handicapped
- 2
colloquialoffensiveslangretarded; stupid, dumb
- 3
colloquialoffensiveslangretarded; bad; messed up; uncool, general derogative
Die ganze Situation ist so behindert, Mann!
adverb
- 1
offensiveslangvery, extremely, an intensifier
verb
- 1
past participle of behindern
verb
- 1
third-person singular present
- 2
second-person plural present
- 3
plural imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit körperlichen oder geistigen Problemen
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 behindert
- behinderter masculine nominative singular
- am behindertsten superlative
- behinderte feminine nominative singular
- behindertes neuter nominative singular
- behinderten genitive masculine singular
- behindertem dative masculine singular
- der behinderte definite includes-article masculine
- die behinderte definite feminine includes-article
- das behinderte definite includes-article neuter
- die behinderten definite includes-article nominative
- des behinderten definite genitive includes-article
- der behinderten definite feminine genitive
- dem behinderten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce behindert?
- /bəˈhɪndɐt/
- [bəˈhɪndɐt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to behindert
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is behindert in German?
behindert appears 11 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).