hinauf
German, adverb/hɪˈnaʊ̯f/
hinauf is spelled H-I-N-A-U-F (6 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written German, the 7,170th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hinauf is a German adverb meaning “up; upward; upwards (from the own location upwards, in direction away from the speaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach oben, weg vom Sprecher”.
What does hinauf mean in English?
adverb
- 1
up; upward; upwards (from the own location upwards, in direction away from the speaker)
prefix
- 1
A prefix, conveying a movement upwards (toward the top) (in direction away from the speaker)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. nach oben, weg vom Sprecher
prefix: 1. in Zusammensetzungen mit der räumlichen und übertragenen Bedeutung: nach oben, oftmals auch im Bezug zum Sprecher von diesem weg
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 hinauf
- 'nauf alternative clipping regional
- rauf- alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hinauf?
- /hɪˈnaʊ̯f/
- [hɪˈnaʊ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hinauf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hinauf in German?
hinauf appears 9.8 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).