Schnake
German, noun/ˈʃnaːkə/
Schnake is spelled S-C-H-N-A-K-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnake is a German feminine noun meaning “cranefly (any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht stechendes Insekt aus der Familie der Tipulidae”.
What does Schnake mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecranefly (any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae)
- 2
femininemosquito
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nicht stechendes Insekt aus der Familie der Tipulidae 2. (in vielen Arten vorkommende) sich insbesondere in stehenden Gewässern entwickelnde dünnleibige, langbeinige Mücke mit Fühlern und Stechrüssel (Culicidae), deren Männchen Pflanzensaft und deren Weibchen Tier- und Menschenblut saugen, wodurch oft gefährliche Krankheiten übertragen werden
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 Schnake
- Schnaken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnake?
- /ˈʃnaːkə/
- [ˈʃnaːkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schnake
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schnake in German?
Schnake appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).