Hindernis
German, noun/ˈhɪndɐnɪs/
Hindernis is spelled H-I-N-D-E-R-N-I-S (9 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written German, the 10,247th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hindernis is a German neuter noun meaning “obstacle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gegenstand, der das Weiterkommen verhindert oder behindert”.
What does Hindernis mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterobstacle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gegenstand, der das Weiterkommen verhindert oder behindert 2. eine Tatsache, die eine Entwicklung verhindert oder behindert 3. durch Springen zu überwindende Konstruktion, zum Beispiel beim Hindernislauf oder beim Spring- oder Vielseitigkeitsreiten 4. regelkonform zu durchfahrendes Kegelpaar auf einem Parcours
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 Hindernis
- Hindernisses genitive
- Hindernisse plural
- Hindernissen dative definite plural
- Hinderniß alternative obsolete
- Hindernüß alternative obsolete
- Hindernuß alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hindernis?
- /ˈhɪndɐnɪs/
- [ˈhɪndɐnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hindernis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hindernis in German?
Hindernis appears 6.3 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).