Obstfliege
[ˈoːpstˌfliːɡə]
The verdict
“Obstfliege” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Insekt aus der Familie Drosophilidae; kleine Fliege mit Vorliebe für Früchte und Säfte und dergleichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-obstfliege · Obstfliege · German
Obstfliege · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Obstfliege |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːpstˌfliːɡə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Obstfliege“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Obstfliege is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːpstˌfliːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Insekt aus der Familie Drosophilidae; kleine Fliege mit Vorliebe für Früchte und Säfte und dergleichen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Obstfliege in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Obstfliege, spelled O-B-S-T-F-L-I-E-G-E.
Definition
- 1kleines Insekt aus der Familie Drosophilidae; kleine Fliege mit Vorliebe für Früchte und Säfte und dergleichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Obstfliege appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Obstfliege empfindet mehr Daseinsfreude als ich.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.