Hornisse
German, noun[hɔʁˈnɪsə]
Hornisse is spelled H-O-R-N-I-S-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hornisse is a German feminine noun meaning “hornet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Art der Faltenwespen, die der Gattung der Großwespen (siehe [2]) angehört”.
What does Hornisse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehornet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art der Faltenwespen, die der Gattung der Großwespen (siehe [2]) angehört 2. Sammelbezeichnung für die Gattung Vespa oder Großwespen
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 Hornisse
- Hornissen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hornisse?
- [hɔʁˈnɪsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hornisse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hornisse in German?
Hornisse appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).