Larve
German, noun/ˈlarfə/
Larve is spelled L-A-R-V-E (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 39,278th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Larve is a German feminine noun meaning “larva (early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Jugendstadium, das sich stark vom geschlechtsreifen Tier unterscheidet und oft keinerlei Ähnlichkeit damit hat”.
What does Larve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelarva (early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians)
- 2
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jugendstadium, das sich stark vom geschlechtsreifen Tier unterscheidet und oft keinerlei Ähnlichkeit damit hat 2. Maske
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 Larve
- Larven plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Larve?
- /ˈlarfə/
- [ˈlaʁ.fə]
- [ˈlaɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Larve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Larve in German?
Larve appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).