Schlafmütze

[ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə]

/[ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlafmütze” is uncommon German (frequency #94,824 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,824
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mütze, wie man sie früher nachts im Bett trug

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafmutze · Schlafmütze · German

Schlafmütze · rank #94,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,824
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schiffsführer

Nearest frequency peer: Schiffsführer (-2 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 „Schlafmütze“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlafmütze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafmütze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlafmütze“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlafmützefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schiffsführer“ (#94,822), „Schlagerstar“ (#94,826), „Schiffbrüchiger“ (#94,821). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlafmütze“ bei #94,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlafmütze is uncommon German at frequency #94,824 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schlafmütze, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schlafmütze, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-M-Ü-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mütze, wie man sie früher nachts im Bett trug
  2. 2
    schläfriger Mensch, Langschläfer
  3. 3
    geistig oder körperlich träger, langsamer Mensch
  4. 4
    Jargon-Ausdruck für Kronenkorken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der „deutsche Michel“ wird immer mit einer Schlafmütze dargestellt.
  2. „Sir Evelyn Blood, den Elefantenrücken gegen einen Kissenberg gelehnt, eine viktorianische Schlafmütze auf seinem fast kahlen Schädel, blätterte in einem Magazin mit Fotos von nackten athletischen Männerkörpern und versuchte gleichzeitig ein Gedicht zu machen.“

Synonyms

NachtmützeLangschläferMurmeltierSchlafmützFaulpelzTrantüteKronenkorkenKronkorken

Antonyms

NachteuleNachtlicht

This word in other languages

night cap(English)dormilón(Español)bonnet de nuit(Français)

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 "Schlafmütze"?
"Schlafmütze" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-M-Ü-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə].
What does "Schlafmütze" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafmütze" means: Mütze, wie man sie früher nachts im Bett trug
How do you pronounce "Schlafmütze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafmütze" is [ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafmütze" come from?
"Schlafmütze" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schlendrian#94,827Schiefergas#94,819schmerzvoll#94,833Schmähungen#94,836

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list