Aasfliege
[ˈaːsˌfliːɡə]
The verdict
“Aasfliege” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große Fliegenfamilie (Calliphoridae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-aasfliege · Aasfliege · German
Aasfliege · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aasfliege |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːsˌfliːɡə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aasfliege“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aasfliege is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːsˌfliːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Aasfliege doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aasfliege, spelled A-A-S-F-L-I-E-G-E.
Definition
- 1große Fliegenfamilie (Calliphoridae)
- 2Fliege aus der Gattung der Fleischfliegen (Sarcophaga carnaria)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Aasfliege appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Aasfliege legte ihre Eier auf dem Tierkadaver ab.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.