Schlafrock

[ˈʃlaːfˌʁɔk]

/[ˈʃlaːfˌʁɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlafrock” is uncommon German (frequency #93,539 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,539
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einteiliges Bekleidungsstück, das nach dem Aufstehen getragen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafrock · Schlafrock · German

Schlafrock · rank #93,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,539
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schilderten

Nearest frequency peer: schilderten (-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 „Schlafrock“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlafrock
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafrock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfˌʁɔk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlafrock“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schlafrockfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schilderten“ (#93,538), „Schlaganfalls“ (#93,540), „schicksalhaften“ (#93,537). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlafrock“ bei #93,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlafrock is uncommon German at frequency #93,539 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌʁɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einteiliges Bekleidungsstück, das nach dem Aufstehen getragen wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schlafrock in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schlafrock, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-R-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    einteiliges Bekleidungsstück, das nach dem Aufstehen getragen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er trug ein rotes Samtkäppchen mit grüner Hahnenfeder, einen Schlafrock von Maulwurfsfellen, eine hirschlederne Hose und spitze Pantoffeln von Krokodilshaut.“
  2. „Morgens mußte ich seinen persischen Schlafrock überwerfen und abends in schwarzem Pagenkostüm durchs Zimmer gehn; an Hals, an Knien und Ärmeln weiße Spitzenaufschläge.“

Synonyms

HausmantelMorgenmantelMorgenrock

This word in other languages

dressing gown(English)robe de chambre(Français)roupão(Português)

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 "Schlafrock"?
"Schlafrock" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-R-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfˌʁɔk].
What does "Schlafrock" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafrock" means: einteiliges Bekleidungsstück, das nach dem Aufstehen getragen wird
How do you pronounce "Schlafrock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafrock" is [ˈʃlaːfˌʁɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafrock" come from?
"Schlafrock" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schlagring#93,541Scharniere#93,531Schaltjahr#93,530Schafzucht#93,529

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list