hinaus
German, adverb/hɪˈnaʊ̯s/
hinaus is spelled H-I-N-A-U-S (6 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written German, the 756th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hinaus is a German adverb meaning “out (away from the speaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Richtung beschreibend, die das Umfeld verlässt”.
What does hinaus mean in English?
adverb
- 1
out (away from the speaker)
zum Fenster hinaus
prefix
- 1
A prefix, conveying a movement out of something (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. die Richtung beschreibend, die das Umfeld verlässt 2. über einen meist längeren Zeitraum hinweg
prefix: 1. von hier drinnen nach (irgendwo) da draußen 2. beschreibt in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben, dass etwas über einen meist längeren Zeitraum hinweg nicht geschieht 3. in die weite Welt, an jeden oder doch viele gerichtet
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 hinaus
- 'naus alternative clipping regional
- raus- alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hinaus?
- /hɪˈnaʊ̯s/
- /hɪna͜us/
- [hɪˈnaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hinaus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hinaus in German?
hinaus appears 115 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).