springen
German, verb
springen is spelled S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N (8 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written German, the 4,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Springen is a German verb meaning “to spring; to leap; to bounce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Springen is a different word: “gerund of springen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “hochschnellen und sich ein kurzes Stück durch die Luft bewegen”.
What does springen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to spring; to leap; to bounce
- 2
to dive; to jump; to vault
- 3
to break; to burst; to pop
- 4
Switzerlandto run; to dash
noun
- 1
neutergerund of springen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. hochschnellen und sich ein kurzes Stück durch die Luft bewegen 2. sich plötzlich ins Blickfeld bewegen 3. sich mehr oder weniger elegant fallen lassen 4. herausspritzen, emporschießen
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 springen
- springt present singular third-person
- sprang past
- gesprungen participle past
- spränge past subjunctive
- sein auxiliary
- 3 strong
- springend participle present
- springe first-person indicative present
- springst indicative present second-person
- springest second-person singular subjunctive
- springet plural second-person subjunctive
- sprangen first-person indicative plural
- sprängen first-person formal plural
- sprangst indicative preterite second-person
- sprangt indicative plural preterite
- sprängest formal rare second-person
- sprängst formal rare second-person
- spränget formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to springen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is springen in German?
springen appears 18 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).