Schlafanzug

[ˈʃlaːfʔanˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈʃlaːfʔanˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlafanzug” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,259
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für die Nachtruhe vorgesehene Kleidung, oft aus Hose und Oberteil bestehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafanzug · Schlafanzug · German

Schlafanzug · rank #31,259 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,259
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schieb

Nearest frequency peer: schieb (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schlafanzug“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schlafanzug“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlafanzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafanzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfʔanˌt͡suːk]
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,259
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schlafanzug“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlafanzugliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schieb“ (#31,258), „schmückt“ (#31,260), „Sandhausen“ (#31,257). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlafanzug“ bei #31,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Schlafanzug (IPA [ˈʃlaːfʔanˌt͡suːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,259 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "für die Nachtruhe vorgesehene Kleidung, oft aus Hose und Oberteil bestehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlafanzug, with forms such as "cshlafanzug", "scchlafanzug", and "schalfanzug". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schlafanzug, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-A-N-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    für die Nachtruhe vorgesehene Kleidung, oft aus Hose und Oberteil bestehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schlafanzug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vor Jahren besagte eine statistische Erhebung, dass 37 % der Menschen nachts keinen Schlafanzug tragen.
  2. Noch im Schlafanzug lief er vor die Tür, als er die Sirene hörte.

Synonyms

Pyjama

Antonyms

NachthemdNegligé

This word in other languages

nightgown(English)pijama(Español)pyjama(Français)pijama(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlafanzug
  • scchlafanzug
  • schalfanzug
  • schhlafanzug
  • schlaafnzug
  • schlafannzug
  • schlafanuzg
  • schlafanzgu
  • schlafanzugg
  • schlafanzzug
  • schlafaznug
  • schlaffanzug
  • schlafnazug
  • schlfaanzug
  • schllafanzug
  • sclhafanzug
  • shclafanzug
  • sschlafanzug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schlafanzug - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshlafanzug2scchlafanzug1schalfanzug2schhlafanzug1schlaafnzug2schlafannzug1schlafanuzg2schlafanzgu2
Edit distance from "Schlafanzug"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlafanzug"?
"Schlafanzug" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-A-N-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfʔanˌt͡suːk].
What does "Schlafanzug" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafanzug" means: für die Nachtruhe vorgesehene Kleidung, oft aus Hose und Oberteil bestehend
What are common misspellings of "Schlafanzug"?
Common misspellings include "cshlafanzug", "scchlafanzug", "schalfanzug", "schhlafanzug", "schlaafnzug". The correct spelling is "Schlafanzug".
How do you pronounce "Schlafanzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafanzug" is [ˈʃlaːfʔanˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafanzug" come from?
"Schlafanzug" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlafanzug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Serienmörder18 variantsReisebericht18 variantsquadratische18 variantsunschädlich18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list