Hinterlassenschaft
German, noun/ˌhɪntɐˈlasənˌʃaft/
Hinterlassenschaft is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T (18 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 62,285th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hinterlassenschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “estate (of inheritance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das, worüber jemand bei seinem Tod verfügte”.
What does Hinterlassenschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineestate (of inheritance)
- 2
feminineheritage (artefacts or sometimes cultural creations left for posterity)
- 3
colloquialfemininesomething left behind and not cleared away, such as bottles and glasses after a party
- 4
colloquialfemininefeces
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das, worüber jemand bei seinem Tod verfügte 2. das, was jemand zurücklässt, wenn er sich von einem bestimmten Ort entfernt
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 Hinterlassenschaft
- Hinterlassenschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hinterlassenschaft?
- /ˌhɪntɐˈlasənˌʃaft/
- [hɪntɐˈlasn̩ʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hinterlassenschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hinterlassenschaft in German?
Hinterlassenschaft appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).