Schlafwagen

[ˈʃlaːfˌvaːɡn̩]

/[ˈʃlaːfˌvaːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlafwagen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,041 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,041
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wagen in einem Personenzug, in dem Betten für Fahrgäste bereitgehalten werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlafwagen · Schlafwagen · German

Schlafwagen · rank #60,041 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,041
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlafplätze

Nearest frequency peer: Schlafplätze (-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 „Schlafwagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlafwagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlafwagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːfˌvaːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlafwagen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schlafwagenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlafplätze“ (#60,040), „schlagend“ (#60,042), „schlaflosen“ (#60,039). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlafwagen“ bei #60,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlafwagen is uncommon German at frequency #60,041 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːfˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wagen in einem Personenzug, in dem Betten für Fahrgäste bereitgehalten werden".

Schlafwagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schlafwagen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-W-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wagen in einem Personenzug, in dem Betten für Fahrgäste bereitgehalten werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Schönste auf der Welt sind Schlafwagen, ich liege am liebsten oben im Bett.“
  2. „Im Schlafwagen ziehe ich meinen roten Morgenmantel an – immerhin hat Angie damit John Wayne beeeindruckt.“

Synonyms

Wagon-Lit

This word in other languages

sleeping car(English)wagon-lit(Français)

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 "Schlafwagen"?
"Schlafwagen" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-W-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːfˌvaːɡn̩].
What does "Schlafwagen" mean?
As a noun, "Schlafwagen" means: Wagen in einem Personenzug, in dem Betten für Fahrgäste bereitgehalten werden
How do you pronounce "Schlafwagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlafwagen" is [ˈʃlaːfˌvaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlafwagen" come from?
"Schlafwagen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlaflosen#60,039scheidenden#60,035Schachbrett#60,031Sporthallen#60,094

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list