schlaflosen

[ˈʃlaːfloːzn̩]

/[ˈʃlaːfloːzn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlaflosen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,039 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,039
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlaflosen · schlaflosen · German

schlaflosen · rank #60,039 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,039
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlafenszeit

Nearest frequency peer: Schlafenszeit (-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 „schlaflosen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlaflosen
PropertyValue
Headwordschlaflosen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlaːfloːzn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlaflosen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schlaflosenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlafenszeit“ (#60,038), „Schlafplätze“ (#60,040), „schielt“ (#60,037). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlaflosen“ bei #60,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlaflosen is uncommon German at frequency #60,039 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfloːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schlaflosen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schlaflosen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-L-O-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos

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 "schlaflosen"?
"schlaflosen" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfloːzn̩].
What does "schlaflosen" mean?
As an adjective, "schlaflosen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaflos
How do you pronounce "schlaflosen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlaflosen" is [ˈʃlaːfloːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlaflosen" come from?
"schlaflosen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schlaflosen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list