hinein
German, adverb[hɪˈnaɪ̯n]
hinein is spelled H-I-N-E-I-N (6 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hinein is a German adverb meaning “in (away from the speaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von außen nach innen”.
What does hinein mean in English?
adverb
- 1
in (away from the speaker)
prefix
- 1
A prefix, conveying a movement into something.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. von außen nach innen
prefix: 1. von hier draußen nach (irgendwo) da drinnen
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 hinein
- 'nein alternative clipping regional
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hinein?
- [hɪˈnaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hinein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hinein in German?
hinein appears 30 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).