Hosenbein
German, noun/ˈhoːzn̩ˌbaɪ̯n/
Hosenbein is spelled H-O-S-E-N-B-E-I-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hosenbein is a German neuter noun meaning “trouser leg, pant leg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine der beiden Röhren, die als Teil einer Hose Platz für die Beine bieten”.
What does Hosenbein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertrouser leg, pant leg
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine der beiden Röhren, die als Teil einer Hose Platz für die Beine bieten
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 Hosenbein
- Hosenbeines genitive
- Hosenbeins genitive
- Hosenbeine plural
- Hosenbeinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hosenbein?
- /ˈhoːzn̩ˌbaɪ̯n/
- [ˈhoːzn̩ˌbaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hosenbein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hosenbein in German?
Hosenbein appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).