gerinnen
German, verb/ɡəˈʁɪnən/
gerinnen is spelled G-E-R-I-N-N-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gerinnen is a German verb meaning “to coagulate (become congealed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(als einzelne Substanz) aus einer Suspension oder Lösung zusammenklumpen und ausfallen”.
What does gerinnen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to coagulate (become congealed)
Die Milch war leider geronnen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (als einzelne Substanz) aus einer Suspension oder Lösung zusammenklumpen und ausfallen
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 gerinnen
- gerinnt present singular third-person
- gerann past
- geronnen participle past
- geränne past subjunctive
- sein auxiliary
- 3 strong
- gerinnend participle present
- gerinne first-person indicative present
- gerinnst indicative present second-person
- gerinnest second-person singular subjunctive
- gerinnet plural second-person subjunctive
- gerannen first-person indicative plural
- gerännen first-person formal plural
- gerannst indicative preterite second-person
- gerannt indicative plural preterite
- gerännest formal rare second-person
- gerännst formal rare second-person
- gerännet formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gerinnen?
- /ɡəˈʁɪnən/
- [ɡəˈʁɪnən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gerinnen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gerinnen in German?
gerinnen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).