Schwebfliege
German, noun[ˈʃveːpˌfliːɡə]
Schwebfliege is a German feminine noun meaning “hoverfly, flower fly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fliege, die auch bei windigen Verhältnissen lange auf einer Stelle fliegen kann”.
What does Schwebfliege mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehoverfly, flower fly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fliege, die auch bei windigen Verhältnissen lange auf einer Stelle fliegen kann
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 Schwebfliege
- Schwebfliegen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwebfliege?
- [ˈʃveːpˌfliːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwebfliege
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwebfliege in German?
Schwebfliege appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).