germinar
Spanish, verb/xeɾmiˈnaɾ/
germinar is spelled G-E-R-M-I-N-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Germinar is a Spanish verb meaning “to germinate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comenzar un vegetal a crecer desde la semilla para convertirse en planta”.
What does germinar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to germinate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Comenzar un vegetal a crecer desde la semilla para convertirse en planta. 2. Por extensión, surgir o desarrollarse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of germinar
- germino first-person present singular
- germiné first-person preterite singular
- germinado participle past
- germinando gerund
- germinada feminine participle past
- germinados masculine participle past
- germinadas feminine participle past
- germinas indicative informal present
- germinás indicative informal present
- germina indicative present singular
- germinamos first-person indicative plural
- germináis indicative plural present
- germinan indicative plural present
- germinaba first-person imperfect indicative
- germinabas imperfect indicative second-person
- germinábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- germinabais imperfect indicative plural
- germinaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce germinar?
- /xeɾmiˈnaɾ/
- [xeɾ.miˈnaɾ]
- [xeɾmiˈnaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to germinar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is germinar in Spanish?
germinar appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).