Hinterland
German, noun/ˈhɪntərˌlant/
Hinterland is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-L-A-N-D (10 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hinterland is a German neuter noun meaning “areas surrounding and serving an economic centre, especially when located away from the main direction of travel and commerce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das hinter der Front liegende Gebiet”.
What does Hinterland mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterareas surrounding and serving an economic centre, especially when located away from the main direction of travel and commerce
- 2
neuterremote areas, backwater
- 3
neuterareas lying beyond some given line or point, such as a river or mountain
- 4
neuterrear (areas away from the front)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das hinter der Front liegende Gebiet 2. um ein wirtschaftliches, politisches, kulturelles Zentrum gelegenes Gebiet
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 Hinterland
- Hinterlandes genitive
- Hinterlands genitive
- Hinterlande plural
- Hinterlanden dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hinterland?
- /ˈhɪntərˌlant/
- [ˈhɪn.tɐˌlant]
- [ˈhɪntɐˌlant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hinterland
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hinterland in German?
Hinterland appears 3.0 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).