Alkoholkrankheit

[alkoˈhoːlˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]

/[alkoˈhoːlˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Alkoholkrankheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - suchtbedingte Abhängigkeit von Alkohol

Corpus desk

Index DE-alkoholkrankheit · Alkoholkrankheit · German

Alkoholkrankheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for Alkoholkrankheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlkoholkrankheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alkoˈhoːlˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Alkoholkrankheit“ im Deutschen

Alkoholkrankheitschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alkoholkrankheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alkoˈhoːlˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "suchtbedingte Abhängigkeit von Alkohol".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Alkoholkrankheit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Alkoholkrankheit, spelled A-L-K-O-H-O-L-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    suchtbedingte Abhängigkeit von Alkohol

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Begriff Alkoholkrankheit oder auch Alkoholabhängigkeit bezeichnet eine Suchterkrankung, in deren Zentrum Alkohol als Sucht- bzw. Rauschmittel steht. Sie ist durch einen zunehmend stärker werdenden Alkoholkonsum gekennzeichnet.“
  2. „Die Alkoholsucht ist seit 1968 als Krankheit definiert und wird daher auch als Alkoholkrankheit bezeichnet.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alkoholkrankheit"?
"Alkoholkrankheit" is spelled A-L-K-O-H-O-L-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [alkoˈhoːlˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t].
What does "Alkoholkrankheit" mean?
As a noun, "Alkoholkrankheit" means: suchtbedingte Abhängigkeit von Alkohol
How do you pronounce "Alkoholkrankheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alkoholkrankheit" is [alkoˈhoːlˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alkoholkrankheit" come from?
"Alkoholkrankheit" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list