Steinlaus
German, noun/ˈʃtaɪ̯nlaʊ̯s/
Steinlaus is spelled S-T-E-I-N-L-A-U-S (9 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written German, the 434,655th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steinlaus is a German feminine noun meaning “stone louse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von dem Humoristen Loriot erfundenes, tatsächlich nicht existierendes Fabelwesen”.
What does Steinlaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestone louse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von dem Humoristen Loriot erfundenes, tatsächlich nicht existierendes Fabelwesen
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 Steinlaus
- Steinläuse plural
- Steinläusen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Steinlaus?
- /ˈʃtaɪ̯nlaʊ̯s/
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯nlaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Steinlaus in German?
Steinlaus appears about once in every 51 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).