Schläfer
German, noun/ˈʃlɛːfɐ/
Schläfer is spelled S-C-H-L-Ä-F-E-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schläfer is a German masculine noun meaning “sleeper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die schläft, die sich im Schlafzustand befindet”.
What does Schläfer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesleeper
- 2
masculinedormouse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die schläft, die sich im Schlafzustand befindet 2. in eine Organisation oder in ein Land eingeschleuster Spion, der zunächst unauffällig bleibt und erst nach einiger Zeit aktiviert wird 3. kleines, mausähnliches, nachtaktives Nagetier, das einen langen Winterschlaf hält
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 Schläfer
- Schläfers genitive
- Schläferin feminine
- Schläfern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schläfer?
- /ˈʃlɛːfɐ/
- /ˈʃleːfɐ/
- [ˈʃlɛːfɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schläfer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schläfer in German?
Schläfer appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).