zusammenlaufen
German, verb[t͡suˈzamənˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
zusammenlaufen is spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-L-A-U-F-E-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 58,632nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zusammenlaufen is a German verb meaning “to converge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich an einem Ort versammeln”.
What does zusammenlaufen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to converge
- 2
to intersect
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich an einem Ort versammeln 2. sich an einem Ort sammeln/treffen ineinanderlaufen, sich vermischen 3. sich in einem Zentrum vereinen
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 zusammenlaufen
- läuft zusammen present singular third-person
- lief zusammen past
- zusammengelaufen participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 7 strong
- zusammenlaufend participle present
- zusammenzulaufen infinitive infinitive-zu
- laufe zusammen first-person indicative present
- laufen zusammen first-person indicative plural
- läufst zusammen indicative present second-person
- lauft zusammen indicative plural present
- laufest zusammen second-person singular subjunctive
- laufet zusammen plural second-person subjunctive
- liefen zusammen first-person indicative plural
- liefe zusammen first-person singular subjunctive
- liefst zusammen indicative preterite second-person
- lieft zusammen indicative plural preterite
- liefest zusammen second-person singular subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zusammenlaufen?
- [t͡suˈzamənˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
- [t͡suˈzamənˌlaʊ̯fm̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zusammenlaufen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zusammenlaufen in German?
zusammenlaufen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).