ausschlafen
German, verb/ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩/
ausschlafen is spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N (11 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausschlafen is a German verb meaning “sleep late, sleep in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schlafen, bis ein Nachholbedarf gedeckt ist”.
What does ausschlafen mean in English?
verb
- 1
sleep late, sleep in
Am Wochenende schlafe ich aus.
- 2
sleep off
Geh nach Hause und schlaf deinen Rausch aus!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. schlafen, bis ein Nachholbedarf gedeckt ist 2. einen Missstand durch Schlafen überwinden
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 ausschlafen
- schläft aus present singular third-person
- schlief aus past
- ausgeschlafen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- ausschlafend participle present
- auszuschlafen infinitive infinitive-zu
- schlafe aus first-person indicative present
- schlafen aus first-person indicative plural
- schläfst aus indicative present second-person
- schlaft aus indicative plural present
- schlafest aus second-person singular subjunctive
- schlafet aus plural second-person subjunctive
- schliefen aus first-person indicative plural
- schliefe aus first-person formal rare
- schliefst aus indicative preterite second-person
- schlieft aus indicative plural preterite
- schliefest aus formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ausschlafen?
- /ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ausschlafen in German?
ausschlafen appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).