Kopflaus
German, noun/ˈkɔpflaʊ̯s/
Kopflaus is spelled K-O-P-F-L-A-U-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written German, the 423,336th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kopflaus is a German feminine noun meaning “head louse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Laus, die im Haupthaar des Menschen siedelt”.
What does Kopflaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehead louse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Laus, die im Haupthaar des Menschen siedelt
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 Kopflaus
- Kopfläuse plural
- Kopfläusen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kopflaus?
- /ˈkɔpflaʊ̯s/
- [ˈkɔp͡fˌlaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kopflaus in German?
Kopflaus appears about once in every 49 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).