Henker
German, noun[ˈhɛŋ.kɐ]
Henker is spelled H-E-N-K-E-R (6 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Henker is a German masculine noun meaning “hangman, an executioner, particularly for executions where blood is not shed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der Hinrichtungen vollzieht”.
What does Henker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehangman, an executioner, particularly for executions where blood is not shed
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der Hinrichtungen vollzieht
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 Henker
- Henkers genitive
- Henkerin feminine
- Henkern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Henker?
- [ˈhɛŋ.kɐ]
- [ˈhɛŋkɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Henker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Henker in German?
Henker appears 2.7 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).