Schlafstelle

[ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛlə]

/[ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlafstelle” 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) - Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas schläft

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafstelle · Schlafstelle · German

Schlafstelle · 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 Schlafstelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafstelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛlə]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schlafstelle” sits in German frequency

Schlafstelle 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

Schlafstelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas schläft".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schlafstelle, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schlafstelle, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-S-T-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas schläft

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlafstelle"?
"Schlafstelle" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-S-T-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛlə].
What does "Schlafstelle" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafstelle" means: Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas schläft
How do you pronounce "Schlafstelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafstelle" is [ˈʃlaːfˌʃtɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafstelle" come from?
"Schlafstelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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