Mittagsschläfchen
German, noun/ˈmɪtaːksˌʃlɛːfçən/
Mittagsschläfchen is spelled M-I-T-T-A-G-S-S-C-H-L-Ä-F-C-H-E-N (17 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mittagsschläfchen is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Mittagsschlaf; short nap/siesta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurzer Mittagsschlaf”.
What does Mittagsschläfchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Mittagsschlaf; short nap/siesta
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kurzer Mittagsschlaf
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 Mittagsschläfchen
- Mittagsschläfchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mittagsschläfchen?
- /ˈmɪtaːksˌʃlɛːfçən/
- [ˈmɪtaːksˌʃlɛːfçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mittagsschläfchen in German?
Mittagsschläfchen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).