Alzheimerkrankheit
German, noun[ˈalt͡shaɪ̯mɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Alzheimerkrankheit is spelled A-L-Z-H-E-I-M-E-R-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T (18 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written German, the 464,147th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alzheimerkrankheit is a German feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Alzheimer-Krankheit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unaufhaltsames, starkes Nachlassen der Gedächtnisfähigkeiten bis hin zur völligen Demenz”.
What does Alzheimerkrankheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of Alzheimer-Krankheit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unaufhaltsames, starkes Nachlassen der Gedächtnisfähigkeiten bis hin zur völligen Demenz
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Alzheimerkrankheit
- Alzheimer-Krankheit alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Alzheimerkrankheit?
- [ˈalt͡shaɪ̯mɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Alzheimerkrankheit in German?
Alzheimerkrankheit appears about once in every 58 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).