blackfly
noun
blackfly is spelled B-L-A-C-K-F-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blackfly means “A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blackfly is blackflies.
How many letters and syllables are in blackfly?
| Letters | 8: B-L-A-C-K-F-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blackfly?
Blackfly appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of blackfly
- blackflies plural
- black fly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blackfly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
- 2
Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blackfly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fly of the Simuliidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kriebelmücke |
| Portuguese | borrachudo |
| Spanish | mosca negra |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does blackfly come from?
From black + fly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).