ergründen
German, verb[ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndn̩]
ergründen is spelled E-R-G-R-Ü-N-D-E-N (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ergründen is a German verb meaning “to fathom, get to the bottom of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas bis ins Letzte klären; den Grund oder die Ursache für etwas herausfinden”.
What does ergründen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to fathom, get to the bottom of
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas bis ins Letzte klären; den Grund oder die Ursache für etwas herausfinden
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 ergründen
- ergründet present singular third-person
- ergründete past
- haben auxiliary
- ergründend participle present
- ergründe first-person indicative present
- ergründest indicative present second-person
- ergründeten first-person indicative plural
- ergründetest indicative preterite second-person
- ergründetet indicative plural preterite
- ergründ imperative second-person singular
- habe ergründet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben ergründet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- ergründe! imperative singular
- ergründet! imperative plural
- ergründet haben active infinitive perfect
- ergründet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- ergründet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- ergründet sein statal-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ergründen?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁʏndn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ergründen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ergründen in German?
ergründen appears 1.5 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).