schlummern
\ˈʃlʊmɐn\
The verdict
“schlummern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sommeiller, somnoler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schlummern · schlummern · French
schlummern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | schlummern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃlʊmɐn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schlummern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃlʊmɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
schlummern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is schlummern, spelled S-C-H-L-U-M-M-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Sommeiller, somnoler.
- 2Rester sans être aperçu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schlummern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Razzia im August 2022 fand das FBI dann in Mar-a-Lago noch insgesamt 102 vertrauliche, geheime oder streng geheime Unterlagen. Der Großteil schlummerte in dem Lagerraum, 27 Dokumente befanden sich in Trumps Büro.
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.