Schlafs
[ʃlaːfs]
The verdict
“Schlafs” is uncommon German (frequency #90,850 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,850
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schlaf
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlafs · Schlafs · German
Schlafs · rank #90,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,850
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schillinge
Nearest frequency peer: Schillinge (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Schlafs”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schellack
Schellack
9,156 corpus weight
- Schiebedach
Schiebedach
9,153 corpus weight
- Schillinge
Schillinge
9,152 corpus weight
- Schlafs
Schlafs
9,151 corpus weight
- Schlägertru…
Schlägertrupps
9,149 corpus weight
- Schmeichler
Schmeichler
9,148 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schlafs” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlafs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃlaːfs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #90,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlafs” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schlafs is uncommon German at frequency #90,850 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃlaːfs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schlaf".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schlafs in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schlafs, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schlaf
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlafs", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency 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.