Schlafkrankheit
[ˈʃlaːfˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schlafkrankheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch die Tsetsefliege übertragene Tropenkrankheit, deren Endstadium vor allem durch Schläfrigkeit gekennzeichnet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlafkrankheit · Schlafkrankheit · German
Schlafkrankheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlafkrankheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaːfˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlafkrankheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlafkrankheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Schlafkrankheit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schlafkrankheit, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1durch die Tsetsefliege übertragene Tropenkrankheit, deren Endstadium vor allem durch Schläfrigkeit gekennzeichnet ist
- 2neurologische Erkrankung, bei der der Betroffene unkontrolliert in monotonen Situationen einschläft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlafkrankheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für den unbestreitbaren massiven Bevölkerungsschwund machen die Apologeten König Leopolds, damals wie heute, die Schlafkrankheit verantwortlich.“
„Denn die Schlafkrankheit wütete im Land.“
Synonyms
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.