Zwergfledermaus
German, noun[ˈt͡svɛʁkfleːdɐˌmaʊ̯s]
Zwergfledermaus is spelled Z-W-E-R-G-F-L-E-D-E-R-M-A-U-S (15 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written German, the 301,457th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwergfledermaus is a German feminine noun meaning “pipistrelle (any bat in the genus Pipistrellus, especially the common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus))” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “europäische Fledermausart”.
What does Zwergfledermaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepipistrelle (any bat in the genus Pipistrellus, especially the common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus))
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. europäische Fledermausart
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 Zwergfledermaus
- Zwergfledermäuse plural
- Zwergfledermäusen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwergfledermaus?
- [ˈt͡svɛʁkfleːdɐˌmaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zwergfledermaus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zwergfledermaus in German?
Zwergfledermaus appears about once in every 27 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).