serpens
German, adjective[ˈzɛʁpɛns]
serpens is spelled S-E-R-P-E-N-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Serpens is a German adjective meaning “serpentlike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “fortschreitend, sich verbreitend”.
What does serpens mean in English?
adjective
- 1
serpentlike
Ulcus serpens (rarely Ulkus serpens), Ulcera serpentia
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. fortschreitend, sich verbreitend
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 serpens
- serpentia neuter plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce serpens?
- [ˈzɛʁpɛns]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is serpens in German?
serpens appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).