Schlafstätte

[ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛtə]

/[ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlafstätte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Platz, an dem man schlafen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafstatte · Schlafstätte · German

Schlafstätte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Schlafstätte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafstätte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛtə]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schlafstätte” sits in German frequency

Schlafstätte falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlafstätte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Platz, an dem man schlafen kann".

Schlafstätte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schlafstätte, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-S-T-Ä-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Platz, an dem man schlafen kann

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlafstätte"?
"Schlafstätte" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-S-T-Ä-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛtə].
What does "Schlafstätte" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafstätte" means: ein Platz, an dem man schlafen kann
How do you pronounce "Schlafstätte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafstätte" is [ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafstätte" come from?
"Schlafstätte" 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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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