Filzlaus
German, noun/ˈfɪltslaʊ̯s/
Filzlaus is spelled F-I-L-Z-L-A-U-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 267,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Filzlaus is a German feminine noun meaning “crab louse, pubic louse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Insekt (Pthirus pubis), welches hauptsächlich in den menschlichen Schamhaaren lebt”.
What does Filzlaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrab louse, pubic louse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Insekt (Pthirus pubis), welches hauptsächlich in den menschlichen Schamhaaren lebt 2. lästiger Mensch
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 Filzlaus
- Filzläuse plural
- Filzläusen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Filzlaus?
- /ˈfɪltslaʊ̯s/
- [ˈfɪlt͡sˌlaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Filzlaus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Filzlaus in German?
Filzlaus appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).