Schlupfwespe
German, noun[ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɛspə]
Schlupfwespe is spelled S-C-H-L-U-P-F-W-E-S-P-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written German, the 289,823rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlupfwespe is a German feminine noun meaning “ichneumon wasp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Insekt aus der Familie der Hautflügler”.
What does Schlupfwespe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineichneumon wasp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Insekt aus der Familie der Hautflügler
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 Schlupfwespe
- Schlupfwespen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlupfwespe?
- [ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɛspə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schlupfwespe in German?
Schlupfwespe appears about once in every 25 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).