Schlaraffenland
[ʃlaˈʁafn̩ˌlant]
The verdict
“Schlaraffenland” is uncommon German (frequency #55,686 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,686
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - märchenhaftes Land, in dem nach Art der Schlaraffen gelebt wird (Den sich dort aufhaltenden äußerst trägen Leuten flogen nach volkstümlicher Vorstellung z. B. gebratene Tauben und Spezereien im Übe...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlaraffenland |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃlaˈʁafn̩ˌlant] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #55,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlaraffenland” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schlaraffenland is uncommon German at frequency #55,686 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃlaˈʁafn̩ˌlant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "märchenhaftes Land, in dem nach Art der Schlaraffen gelebt wird (Den sich dort aufhaltenden äußerst trägen Leuten flogen nach volkstümlicher Vorstellung z. B. gebratene Tauben und Spezereien im Übe...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schlaraffenland, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schlaraffenland, spelled S-C-H-L-A-R-A-F-F-E-N-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1märchenhaftes Land, in dem nach Art der Schlaraffen gelebt wird (Den sich dort aufhaltenden äußerst trägen Leuten flogen nach volkstümlicher Vorstellung z. B. gebratene Tauben und Spezereien im Überfluss in den Mund, es flossen Wein, Milch und Honig; Faulheit und Nichtstun galten als Tugenden, Hässliche und Alte verwandelte ein Jungbrunnen in Schöne beziehungsweise Junge und vieles mehr.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
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); 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 "Schlaraffenland"?
What does "Schlaraffenland" mean?
How do you pronounce "Schlaraffenland"?
What language does "Schlaraffenland" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Schlaraffenland”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-R-A-F-F-E-N-L-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃlaˈʁafn̩ˌlant] (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
Other uncommon German words near this rank
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.