Großwespe
[ˈɡʁoːsˌvɛspə]
The verdict
“Großwespe” 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) - alternativer Name für Mitglieder der Gattung Vespa oder der Hornissen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-wespe · Großwespe · German
Großwespe · 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 "G" 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 | Großwespe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsˌvɛspə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großwespe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großwespe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌvɛspə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alternativer Name für Mitglieder der Gattung Vespa oder der Hornissen".
Großwespe has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Großwespe, spelled G-R-O-S-S-W-E-S-P-E.
Definition
- 1alternativer Name für Mitglieder der Gattung Vespa oder der Hornissen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großwespe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zum anderen machen wir den Lebensraum der imposanten Großwespe kaputt: Aus »Ödland« und »ungepflegten« Wäldern werden Ackerland und Parklandschaften, in denen die Hornissen kaum leben können.“
„Heute schützen auch die Imker die Hornisse, weil diese stattliche Großwespe recht selten geworden ist.“
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.