Somnambuler
[zɔmnamˈbuːlɐ]
The verdict
“Somnambuler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die dazu neigt zu schlafwandeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-somnambuler · Somnambuler · German
Somnambuler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Somnambuler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zɔmnamˈbuːlɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Somnambuler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Somnambuler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɔmnamˈbuːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die dazu neigt zu schlafwandeln".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Somnambuler, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Somnambuler, spelled S-O-M-N-A-M-B-U-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die dazu neigt zu schlafwandeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Somnambuler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine der letzten Abordnungen, die er empfing, waren 22 Mondsüchtige, die sich im Namen aller Somnambulen Amerikas bei ihm dafür einsetzten, möglichst bald zum Gestirn ihrer Sehnsucht zurückkehren zu dürfen.“
Synonyms
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.