Schlafmittel
German, noun[ˈʃlaːfˌmɪtl̩]
Schlafmittel is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-M-I-T-T-E-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 55,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlafmittel is a German neuter noun meaning “soporific, hypnotic, sleeping pill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mittel, das den Schlaf ermöglicht oder verbessert”.
What does Schlafmittel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersoporific, hypnotic, sleeping pill
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mittel, das den Schlaf ermöglicht oder verbessert
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 Schlafmittel
- Schlafmittels genitive
- Schlafmitteln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlafmittel?
- [ˈʃlaːfˌmɪtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlafmittel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlafmittel in German?
Schlafmittel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).