Heckklappe
German, noun/ˈhɛkˌklapə/
Heckklappe is spelled H-E-C-K-K-L-A-P-P-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heckklappe is a German feminine noun meaning “tailgate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hintere Klappe (oft mit einem Fenster) an Autos, die nach oben aufgeklappt wird”.
What does Heckklappe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetailgate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hintere Klappe (oft mit einem Fenster) an Autos, die nach oben aufgeklappt wird
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 Heckklappe
- Heckklappen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heckklappe?
- /ˈhɛkˌklapə/
- [ˈhɛkˌklapə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heckklappe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heckklappe in German?
Heckklappe appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).