simmer
German, verb/ˈzɪmɐ/
simmer is spelled S-I-M-M-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simmer is a German verb meaning “contraction of sind + wir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does simmer mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialcontraction of sind + wir
Wann simmer denn da?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein altes deutsches Hohl- und Trockenmaß vor allem zum Messen von Getreide
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 simmer
- Simmers genitive singular
- Simmern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simmer?
- /ˈzɪmɐ/
- [ˈzɪmɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is simmer in German?
simmer appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).