binnen
German, preposition/ˈbɪnən/
binnen is spelled B-I-N-N-E-N (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,161st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Binnen is a German preposition meaning “within (a time span)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einem bestimmten Zeitraum (in dem etwas stattfindet)”.
What does binnen mean in English?
preposition
- 1
within (a time span)
prefix
- 1
inner, internal, inland
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. innerhalb eines bestimmten Ortes, Gebietes; im Inneren eines Gebäudes, Fahrzeugs; (sich) an der beziehungsweise auf der Innenseite (befindend)
preposition: 1. in einem bestimmten Zeitraum (in dem etwas stattfindet)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce binnen?
- /ˈbɪnən/
- Germany /ˈbɪnən/
- /ˈb̥ɪnɛn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to binnen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is binnen in German?
binnen appears 14 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).