Schlafenszeit

[ˈʃlaːfn̩sˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃlaːfn̩sˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlafenszeit” is uncommon German (frequency #60,038 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,038
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeit, schlafen zu gehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafenszeit · Schlafenszeit · German

Schlafenszeit · rank #60,038 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,038
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schielt

Nearest frequency peer: schielt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schlafenszeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schlafenszeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlafenszeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafenszeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfn̩sˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#60,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlafenszeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schlafenszeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schielt“ (#60,037), „schlaflosen“ (#60,039), „Schichtarbeit“ (#60,036). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlafenszeit“ bei #60,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlafenszeit is uncommon German at frequency #60,038 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfn̩sˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeit, schlafen zu gehen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlafenszeit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schlafenszeit, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N-S-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeit, schlafen zu gehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr müsst nun ins Bett gehen, es ist Schlafenszeit!
  2. „Als es Schlafenszeit war, sagte die Haushälterin im Hinausgehen zu mir, sie werde wiederkommen.“

Antonyms

Aufstehzeit

This word in other languages

bedtime(English)

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 "Schlafenszeit"?
"Schlafenszeit" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N-S-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfn̩sˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Schlafenszeit" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafenszeit" means: Zeit, schlafen zu gehen
How do you pronounce "Schlafenszeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafenszeit" is [ˈʃlaːfn̩sˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafenszeit" come from?
"Schlafenszeit" 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 "Schlafenszeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schichtarbeit#60,036Scharfrichter#60,033Schachspieler#60,032schlechtestes#60,044

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list