schlafen
\ˈʃlaː.fən\
The verdict
“schlafen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dormir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schlafen · schlafen · French
schlafen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | schlafen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃlaː.fən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schlafen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schlafen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃlaː.fən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
schlafen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is schlafen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dormir.
- 2Attendre d’avoir dormi pour trouver la solution à un problème ou prendre une décision.
- 3Dormir, passer la nuit quelque part ; loger quelque part.
- 4Coucher, (dans le sens d'avoir un rapport sexuel avec quelqu’un).
- 5Être inattentif.
- 6gut/schlecht schlafen: être serein, être inquiet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlafen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe gestern Nacht gut geschlafen.
Wenn Detlef schlafen will, zieht er die schweren schwarzen Vorhänge vor, so dass kein Tageslicht ins Schlafzimmer dringen kann.
Antonyms
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.