Florfliege
[ˈfloːɐ̯ˌfliːɡə]
The verdict
“Florfliege” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines, grünes Insekt mit Flügeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-florfliege · Florfliege · German
Florfliege · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Florfliege |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfloːɐ̯ˌfliːɡə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Florfliege“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Florfliege is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfloːɐ̯ˌfliːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines, grünes Insekt mit Flügeln".
Florfliege doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Florfliege, spelled F-L-O-R-F-L-I-E-G-E.
Definition
- 1kleines, grünes Insekt mit Flügeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Florfliege appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Florfliege lebt auf Bäumen und Sträuchern. Ihre Larven ernähren sich von Blattläusen.“
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.