Siebenschläfer
German, noun/ˈziːbənˌʃlɛːfər/
Siebenschläfer is spelled S-I-E-B-E-N-S-C-H-L-Ä-F-E-R (14 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 108,721st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Siebenschläfer is a German masculine noun meaning “edible dormouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nachtaktives Nagetier aus der Familie der Bilche (Gliridae) mit besonders langem Winterschlaf”.
What does Siebenschläfer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineedible dormouse
- 2
masculine(one of) the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
- 3
masculineSeven Sleepers Day, June 27
- 4
masculinesleepyhead, one who sleeps a lot or rises late
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nachtaktives Nagetier aus der Familie der Bilche (Gliridae) mit besonders langem Winterschlaf 2. Siebenschläfertag, ein Lostag, der 27. Juni, der der Überlieferung nach dafür steht, dass, wenn es an diesem Tag regnet, weitere 7 Wochen regnen soll 3. Person, die lange schläft; jemand, der spät aufsteht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Siebenschläfer
- Siebenschläfers genitive
- Siebenschläferin feminine
- Siebenschläfern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Siebenschläfer?
- /ˈziːbənˌʃlɛːfər/
- [ˈziː.bm̩ˌʃlɛː.fɐ]
- [-ˌʃleː-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Siebenschläfer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Siebenschläfer in German?
Siebenschläfer appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).