Schlafwandeln
[ˈʃlaːfˌvandl̩n]
The verdict
“Schlafwandeln” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Medizin, Psychologie: Phänomen, bei dem der Schlafende ohne aufzuwachen das Bett verlässt, umhergeht und teilweise auch Tätigkeiten verrichtet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlafwandeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaːfˌvandl̩n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlafwandeln” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schlafwandeln is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlaːfˌvandl̩n]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Medizin, Psychologie: Phänomen, bei dem der Schlafende ohne aufzuwachen das Bett verlässt, umhergeht und teilweise auch Tätigkeiten verrichtet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schlafwandeln, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schlafwandeln, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-W-A-N-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Medizin, Psychologie: Phänomen, bei dem der Schlafende ohne aufzuwachen das Bett verlässt, umhergeht und teilweise auch Tätigkeiten verrichtet
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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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Using “Schlafwandeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-F-W-A-N-D-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃlaːfˌvandl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.