sleepwalker
noun
sleepwalker is spelled S-L-E-E-P-W-A-L-K-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sleepwalker means “A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sleepwalker is sleepwalkers.
How many letters and syllables are in sleepwalker?
| Letters | 11: S-L-E-E-P-W-A-L-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sleepwalker?
Sleepwalker appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sleepwalker?
- UK
- US
Sleepwalker has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pink_Bee-sleepwalker.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sleepwalker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sleepwalker
Also written: sleep-walker (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sleepwalker
- sleepwalkers plural
- sleep-walker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sleepwalker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep.
- 2
archaicOne in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep; someone in a hypnotic trance.
- 3
A person from whom a voodoo practitioner (a bocor) has taken over control of their mind, making them a zombie who must do the bocor's bidding.
- 4
One who goes though life in a state of obliviousness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sleepwalker come from?
From sleep + walker or sleepwalk + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).