Wespe
German, noun/ˈvɛspə/
Wespe is a German feminine noun meaning “wasp (insect)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schwarz-gelbes, stachelbewehrtes Insekt der Faltenwespen mit längsgefalteten Vorderflügeln und starken…”.
What does Wespe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewasp (insect)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schwarz-gelbes, stachelbewehrtes Insekt der Faltenwespen mit längsgefalteten Vorderflügeln und starken Oberkiefern 2. wespenartig aussehender Vertreter von diversen Familien der Hautflügler
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 Wespe
- Wespen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wespe?
- /ˈvɛspə/
- [ˈvɛspə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wespe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wespe in German?
Wespe appears 1.1 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).