Blattlaus
[ˈblatˌlaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Blattlaus” 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) - kleines, schädliches Insekt, das sich von Pflanzensaft ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-blattlaus · Blattlaus · German
Blattlaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Blattlaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblatˌlaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Blattlaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Blattlaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblatˌlaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines, schädliches Insekt, das sich von Pflanzensaft ernährt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Blattlaus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Blattlaus, spelled B-L-A-T-T-L-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1kleines, schädliches Insekt, das sich von Pflanzensaft ernährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Blattlaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Blattlaus lebt vom Saft der Blätter und dadurch schädigt sie die Pflanzen.
Ameisen pflegen und melken die Blattläuse, weil sie den Saft für ihre eigene Brut verwenden.
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.