Heuschreckenplage
German, noun[ˈhɔɪ̯ʃʁɛkn̩ˌplaːɡə]
Heuschreckenplage is spelled H-E-U-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N-P-L-A-G-E (17 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 238,212th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heuschreckenplage is a German feminine noun meaning “locust scourge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Plage, hervorgerufen durch das Vorhandensein von sehr vielen Heuschrecken”.
What does Heuschreckenplage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelocust scourge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plage, hervorgerufen durch das Vorhandensein von sehr vielen Heuschrecken
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 Heuschreckenplage
- Heuschreckenplagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heuschreckenplage?
- [ˈhɔɪ̯ʃʁɛkn̩ˌplaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Heuschreckenplage in German?
Heuschreckenplage appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).