Seidenraupe
German, noun/ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌʁaʊ̯pə/
Seidenraupe is spelled S-E-I-D-E-N-R-A-U-P-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written German, the 282,248th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seidenraupe is a German feminine noun meaning “silkworm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Raupe des Seidenspinners (eine Schmetterlingsart), aus dessen Kokon Seide gewonnen wird”.
What does Seidenraupe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesilkworm
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Raupe des Seidenspinners (eine Schmetterlingsart), aus dessen Kokon Seide gewonnen wird
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 Seidenraupe
- Seidenraupen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seidenraupe?
- /ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌʁaʊ̯pə/
- [ˈzaɪ̯dənˌʁaʊ̯pə]
- [ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌʁaʊ̯pə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Seidenraupe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Seidenraupe in German?
Seidenraupe appears about once in every 24 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).