schläfst
[ʃlɛːfst]
The verdict
“schläfst” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,876
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schlafen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlafst · schläfst · German
schläfst · rank #22,876 · 14 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,876
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schlimmere
Nearest frequency peer: schlimmere (-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 “schläfst”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- schleunigst
schleunigst
77,127 corpus weight
- schlimmere
schlimmere
77,126 corpus weight
- schläfst
schläfst
77,125 corpus weight
- schmackhaft
schmackhaft
77,124 corpus weight
- schneit
schneit
77,123 corpus weight
- schockierend
schockierend
77,122 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “schläfst” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schläfst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʃlɛːfst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,876 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “schläfst” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around schläfst (IPA [ʃlɛːfst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,876 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schlafen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for schläfst, with forms such as "cshläfst", "scchläfst", and "schhläfst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "schlägt", "schläft", "schlägst", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schläfst, spelled S-C-H-L-Ä-F-S-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schlafen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshläfst
- scchläfst
- schhläfst
- schlfäst
- schlläfst
- schläffst
- schläfsst
- schläfstt
- schläfts
- schläsft
- schälfst
- sclhäfst
- shcläfst
- sschläfst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schläfst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schläfst", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "schläfst". Here's where to go from here.
- "schläfst" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "schlägt". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,876 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.