Schlafraum

[ˈʃlaːfˌʁaʊ̯m]

/[ˈʃlaːfˌʁaʊ̯m]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlafraum” is uncommon German (frequency #76,126 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,126
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Raum, der zum Schlafen dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafraum · Schlafraum · German

Schlafraum · rank #76,126 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,126
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schematisch

Nearest frequency peer: schematisch (-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 „Schlafraum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlafraum
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafraum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfˌʁaʊ̯m]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlafraum“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schematisch“ (#76,125), „schlammigen“ (#76,127), „Schekel“ (#76,124). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlafraum“ bei #76,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlafraum is uncommon German at frequency #76,126 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌʁaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Raum, der zum Schlafen dient".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schlafraum in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schlafraum, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-R-A-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Raum, der zum Schlafen dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zur besseren Beleuchtung befahl sie, noch ein paar Tranlampen in den Schlafraum zu bringen.“
  2. „Von einer großzügigen Eingangshalle mit gewundener Treppe gelangt man in ein knappes Dutzend Räume, darunter ein Salon, ein Esszimmer, ein Raucherzimmer, ein Arbeitszimmer plus Bibliothek und im Obergeschoss mindestens fünf Schlafräume.“

This word in other languages

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 "Schlafraum"?
"Schlafraum" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-R-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfˌʁaʊ̯m].
What does "Schlafraum" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafraum" means: ein Raum, der zum Schlafen dient
How do you pronounce "Schlafraum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafraum" is [ˈʃlaːfˌʁaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafraum" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list