Schlafmaus
[ˈʃlaːfˌmaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Schlafmaus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gruppe von scheuen, nachtaktiven, baumlebenden Nagetieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlafmaus · Schlafmaus · German
Schlafmaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlafmaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaːfˌmaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlafmaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlafmaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌmaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Gruppe von scheuen, nachtaktiven, baumlebenden Nagetieren".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schlafmaus, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schlafmaus, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-M-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1eine Gruppe von scheuen, nachtaktiven, baumlebenden Nagetieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schlafmaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schlafmäuse stehen zwischen den Mäusen und Eichhörnchen und leben von Samen, Früch[t]en, Insekten und Vogelbrut.
Synonyms
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.