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Hefterl

German, noun/ˈhɛftɐl/

Hefterl is a German neuter noun meaning “pamphlet, especially one with lowbrow or sensationalistic content (e.g. comic strips, crime fiction, pornography)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Heft.

What does Hefterl mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Austrianeuterdiminutive of Heft

  2. 2

    Austriaderogatoryneuterpamphlet, especially one with lowbrow or sensationalistic content (e.g. comic strips, crime fiction, pornography)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of Hefterl

  • Hefterls genitive
  • Hefterln plural
  • Heftchen alternative
  • Heftlein alternative
  • Heftl alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Hefterl?

  • /ˈhɛftɐl/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.