Schlafmütze

[ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə]

/[ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlafmütze” is uncommon German (frequency #94,824 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,824
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mütze, wie man sie früher nachts im Bett trug

Key facts for Schlafmütze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafmütze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schlafmütze” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schlafmütze lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlafmütze is uncommon German at frequency #94,824 among 107,600 “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

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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Using “Schlafmütze”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-F-M-Ü-T-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃlaːfˌmʏt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list