Hinterbein
German, noun[ˈhɪntɐˌbaɪ̯n]
Hinterbein is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-B-E-I-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hinterbein is a German neuter noun meaning “hind leg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bei Tieren mit vier oder mehr Beinen eine der hinteren Gliedmaßen”.
What does Hinterbein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhind leg
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bei Tieren mit vier oder mehr Beinen eine der hinteren Gliedmaßen
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 Hinterbein
- Hinterbeines genitive
- Hinterbeins genitive
- Hinterbeine plural
- Hinterbeinchen diminutive neuter
- Hinterbeinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hinterbein?
- [ˈhɪntɐˌbaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hinterbein in German?
Hinterbein appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).