Fledermaus
German, noun/ˈfleːdɐˌmaʊ̯s/
Fledermaus is spelled F-L-E-D-E-R-M-A-U-S (10 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,305th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fledermaus is a German feminine noun meaning “microbat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “fliegendes Säugetier (Ordnung Chiroptera)”.
What does Fledermaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemicrobat
- 2
femininebat (flying mammal)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fliegendes Säugetier (Ordnung Chiroptera) 2. die Unterordnung der „Kleinfledertiere“ oder der „Microchiroptera“ (ohne die Flederhunde (Megachiroptera)) 3. die Ordnung der "Chiroptera" (also einschließlich der in den Tropen und Subtropen der Alten Welt vorkommenden Flederhunde)
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 Fledermaus
- Fledermäuse plural
- Fledermäusen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fledermaus?
- /ˈfleːdɐˌmaʊ̯s/
- [ˈfleːdɐˌmaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fledermaus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fledermaus in German?
Fledermaus appears 2.2 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).