Hornisse

[hɔʁˈnɪsə]

/[hɔʁˈnɪsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hornisse” is an uncommon German word, ranked #94,418 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#94,418
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Art der Faltenwespen, die der Gattung der Großwespen (siehe [2]) angehört

Key facts for Hornisse
PropertyValue
HeadwordHornisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɔʁˈnɪsə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hornisse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hornisse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hornisse is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɔʁˈnɪsə]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,418 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hornisse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hornisse, spelled H-O-R-N-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art der Faltenwespen, die der Gattung der Großwespen (siehe [2]) angehört
  2. 2
    Sammelbezeichnung für die Gattung Vespa oder Großwespen

Synonyms

Vespa crabroVespaGroßwespe

This word in other languages

hornet(English)frelon(Français)vespa(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hornisse"?
"Hornisse" is spelled H-O-R-N-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔʁˈnɪsə].
What does "Hornisse" mean?
As a noun, "Hornisse" means: Art der Faltenwespen, die der Gattung der Großwespen (siehe [2]) angehört
How do you pronounce "Hornisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hornisse" is [hɔʁˈnɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hornisse" come from?
"Hornisse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Hornisse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-R-N-I-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɔʁˈnɪsə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list