dringend
German, adjective/ˈdrɪŋənt/
dringend is spelled D-R-I-N-G-E-N-D (8 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written German, the 2,115th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dringend is a German adjective meaning “urgent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of dringen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht aufschiebbar, sofort zu erledigen”.
What does dringend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
urgent
verb
- 1
present participle of dringen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht aufschiebbar, sofort zu erledigen 2. sehr stark
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 dringend
- dringender masculine nominative singular
- am dringendsten superlative
- dringende feminine nominative singular
- dringendes neuter nominative singular
- dringenden genitive masculine singular
- dringendem dative masculine singular
- der dringende definite includes-article masculine
- die dringende definite feminine includes-article
- das dringende definite includes-article neuter
- die dringenden definite includes-article nominative
- des dringenden definite genitive includes-article
- der dringenden definite feminine genitive
- dem dringenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dringend?
- /ˈdrɪŋənt/
- [ˈdʁɪŋənt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dringend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dringend in German?
dringend appears 40 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).