Schläfchen
German, noun[ˈʃlɛːfçən]
Schläfchen is spelled S-C-H-L-Ä-F-C-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schläfchen is a German neuter noun meaning “nap, sleep ((countable) act or instance of sleeping)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Schlaf. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schlaf von kurzer Dauer”.
What does Schläfchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Schlaf
- 2
neuternap, sleep ((countable) act or instance of sleeping)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schlaf von kurzer Dauer
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 Schläfchen
- Schläfchens genitive
- Schläflein alternative
- Schlaferl alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schläfchen?
- [ˈʃlɛːfçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schläfchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schläfchen in German?
Schläfchen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).