Stechmücke
German, noun[ˈʃtɛçˌmʏ.kə]
Stechmücke is spelled S-T-E-C-H-M-Ü-C-K-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stechmücke is a German feminine noun meaning “mosquito” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(in vielen Arten vorkommende) sich insbesondere in stehenden Gewässern entwickelnde dünnleibige, langbeinige…”.
What does Stechmücke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemosquito
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (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 Stechmücke
- Stechmücken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stechmücke?
- [ˈʃtɛçˌmʏ.kə]
- [ˈʃtɛçˌmʏkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stechmücke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stechmücke in German?
Stechmücke appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).