Hinterbänkler
German, noun[ˈhɪntɐˌbɛŋklɐ]
Hinterbänkler is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-B-Ä-N-K-L-E-R (13 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 92,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hinterbänkler is a German masculine noun meaning “backbencher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Angehöriger eines Parlaments, der wenig Einfluss hat”.
What does Hinterbänkler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebackbencher
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Angehöriger eines Parlaments, der wenig Einfluss hat
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 Hinterbänkler
- Hinterbänklers genitive
- Hinterbänklerin feminine
- Hinterbänklern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hinterbänkler?
- [ˈhɪntɐˌbɛŋklɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hinterbänkler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hinterbänkler in German?
Hinterbänkler appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).