somnambul
[zɔmnamˈbuːl]
The verdict
“somnambul” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlafwandelnd; den Somnambulismus betreffend; ohne klares Bewusstsein seiend
Corpus desk
Index DE-somnambul · somnambul · German
somnambul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | somnambul |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [zɔmnamˈbuːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „somnambul“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
somnambul is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zɔmnamˈbuːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlafwandelnd; den Somnambulismus betreffend; ohne klares Bewusstsein seiend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for somnambul in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 somnambul, spelled S-O-M-N-A-M-B-U-L.
Definition
- 1schlafwandelnd; den Somnambulismus betreffend; ohne klares Bewusstsein seiend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how somnambul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er trieb nicht somnanbul durch seine turbulenten Jahre, er war wach genug hinzuschauen und hinterließ ein Konvolut aus Geschichten, Erinnerungen, Reflexionen - durch sie sprach die verlorene Zeit zu denen, die den Verlust betrauerten, und auch zu mir.“
„Die ersten Male bin ich im Sommer nach Island gefahren, habe nachts um eins Fotos am schwarzen Strand von Vík aufgenommen und war von der somnambulen Stimmung aufgezehrt.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.