Hinterzimmer
German, noun/ˈhɪntɐˌt͡sɪmɐ/
Hinterzimmer is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-Z-I-M-M-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hinterzimmer is a German neuter noun meaning “backroom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zimmer, das nur über andere Zimmer, also nicht direkt, zugänglich ist und zu dem oft nur ein beschränkter…”.
What does Hinterzimmer mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbackroom
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zimmer, das nur über andere Zimmer, also nicht direkt, zugänglich ist und zu dem oft nur ein beschränkter Personenkreis Zugang 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 Hinterzimmer
- Hinterzimmers genitive
- Hinterzimmern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hinterzimmer?
- /ˈhɪntɐˌt͡sɪmɐ/
- [ˈhɪntɐˌt͡sɪmɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hinterzimmer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hinterzimmer in German?
Hinterzimmer appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).