germinar
[xeɾmiˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“germinar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #54,918 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #54,918
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comenzar un vegetal a crecer desde la semilla para convertirse en planta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | germinar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [xeɾmiˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “germinar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for germinar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xeɾmiˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,918 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
germinar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is germinar, spelled G-E-R-M-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Comenzar un vegetal a crecer desde la semilla para convertirse en planta.
- 2Por extensión, surgir o desarrollarse.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “germinar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-E-R-M-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xeɾmiˈnaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.