Wasserkäfer
German, noun[ˈvasɐˌkɛːfɐ]
Wasserkäfer is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-K-Ä-F-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written German, the 339,062nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wasserkäfer is a German masculine noun meaning “water beetle (any aquatic beetle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Nähe von oder im Wasser lebender Käfer”.
What does Wasserkäfer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewater beetle (any aquatic beetle)
- 2
masculinewater scavenger beetle (Hydrophilidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Nähe von oder im Wasser lebender Käfer
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 Wasserkäfer
- Wasserkäfers genitive
- Wasserkäfern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wasserkäfer?
- [ˈvasɐˌkɛːfɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wasserkäfer in German?
Wasserkäfer appears about once in every 33 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).