sleep

[sliːp]

/[sliːp]/ verb

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The verdict

“sleep” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,614
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich im Schlaf befinden; schlafen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sleep · sleep · German

sleep · rank #26,614 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,614
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sirenen

Nearest frequency peer: Sirenen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sleep“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sleep“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sleep vs step
60% similar
sleep vs Slip
40% similar
sleep vs speed
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sleep
PropertyValue
Headwordsleep
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sliːp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,614
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sleep“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sleepliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sirenen“ (#26,613), „Sommermonaten“ (#26,615), „sorgfältiger“ (#26,617). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sleep“ bei #26,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sleep (IPA [sliːp]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,614 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich im Schlaf befinden; schlafen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sleep, with forms such as "lseep", "selep", and "sleepp". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "step", "Slip", "speed", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sleep, spelled S-L-E-E-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich im Schlaf befinden; schlafen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The baby slept for eight hours.

This word in other languages

dormir(Español)dormir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lseep
  • selep
  • sleepp
  • slep
  • slepe
  • slleep
  • ssleep

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sleep - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lseep2selep2sleepp1slep1slepe2slleep1ssleep1
Edit distance from "sleep"

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 "sleep"?
"sleep" is spelled S-L-E-E-P. The IPA pronunciation is [sliːp].
What does "sleep" mean?
As a verb, "sleep" means: sich im Schlaf befinden; schlafen
What words are commonly confused with "sleep"?
"sleep" is commonly confused with "step", "Slip", "speed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sleep"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sleep" is [sliːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sleep" come from?
"sleep" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

topic#26,648Nudel#26,557minor#26,528zenit#26,708

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

oberer7 variantsMalik7 variantsKlippe7 variantsbloom7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list