Schlafkammer

[ˈʃlaːfˌkamɐ]

/[ˈʃlaːfˌkamɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlafkammer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Raum, der zum Schlafen bestimmt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafkammer · Schlafkammer · German

Schlafkammer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Schlafkammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafkammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfˌkamɐ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlafkammer“ im Deutschen

Schlafkammerschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlafkammer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌkamɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Raum, der zum Schlafen bestimmt ist".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlafkammer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schlafkammer, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-K-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Raum, der zum Schlafen bestimmt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Anfangs schlief er gemeinsam mit den anderen in der Schlafkammer, als Toko aber sah, wie unangenehm dem weißen Mann ihre unmittelbare Nachbarschaft war, teilte er im Tschottagin einen kleinen Verschlag für ihn ab, ein Mittelding zwischen Hundehütte und Kammer.“
  2. „Mahorka war für mich Heimat, ich war in einer Großfamilie aufgewachsen, neun Personen in einer Küche und einer unbeheizbaren Schlafkammer, die Wände im Winter vereist und nur in der Küche ein Ofen.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlafkammer"?
"Schlafkammer" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-K-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfˌkamɐ].
What does "Schlafkammer" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafkammer" means: kleiner Raum, der zum Schlafen bestimmt ist
How do you pronounce "Schlafkammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafkammer" is [ˈʃlaːfˌkamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafkammer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list