verschlafen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschlafen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,312
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schläfrig, schlafgezeichnet, obwohl wach dem Schlafe noch nicht entkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschlafen · verschlafen · German

verschlafen · rank #16,312 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,312
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Versager

Nearest frequency peer: Versager (-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 „verschlafen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschlafen“ 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).

verschlafen vs vorschlagen
82% similar
verschlafen vs verschlagen
91% similar
verschlafen vs verschaffen
82% similar

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

Key facts for verschlafen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschlafen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,312
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschlafen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Versager“ (#16,311), „verschlüsselt“ (#16,313), „Valencia“ (#16,310). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschlafen“ bei #16,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verschlafen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,312 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schläfrig, schlafgezeichnet, obwohl wach dem Schlafe noch nicht entkommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschlafen, with forms such as "evrschlafen", "vercshlafen", and "verrschlafen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vorschlagen", "verschlagen", "verschaffen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verschlafen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schläfrig, schlafgezeichnet, obwohl wach dem Schlafe noch nicht entkommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Verschlafen tappt Jakob ins Bad.
  2. Nachts reißt plötzlich jemand die Tür auf, und die Stimme des Postens ertönt: »Herr Leutnant, die Franzosen sind da.« Ich war zu verschlafen, um überhaupt Antwort geben zu können. Loen ging es so ähnlich, und er stellte nur die geistreiche Frage: »Wieviel sind es denn?«

Synonyms

schläfrigschlaftrunkenunausgeruht

Antonyms

hellwach

This word in other languages

sleepy(English)somnoliento(Español)somnolent(Français)sonolento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschlafen
  • vercshlafen
  • verrschlafen
  • verscchlafen
  • verschalfen
  • verschhlafen
  • verschlaefn
  • verschlafenn
  • verschlaffen
  • verschlafne
  • verschlfaen
  • verschllafen
  • versclhafen
  • vershclafen
  • versschlafen
  • vesrchlafen
  • vreschlafen
  • vverschlafen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschlafen - 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.

evrschlafen2vercshlafen2verrschlafen1verscchlafen1verschalfen2verschhlafen1verschlaefn2verschlafenn1
Edit distance from "verschlafen"

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 "verschlafen"?
"verschlafen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfn̩].
What does "verschlafen" mean?
As an adjective, "verschlafen" means: schläfrig, schlafgezeichnet, obwohl wach dem Schlafe noch nicht entkommen
What words are commonly confused with "verschlafen"?
"verschlafen" is commonly confused with "vorschlagen", "verschlagen", "verschaffen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschlafen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschlafen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschlafen" come from?
"verschlafen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verzichtete#16,317unbegründet#16,306Wettbewerbe#16,327sprachliche#16,290

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

verschweigen18 variantssportlicher18 variantsRückmeldung18 variantsauftretenden18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list