demenzkranken

[deˈmɛnt͡sˌkʁaŋkn̩]

/[deˈmɛnt͡sˌkʁaŋkn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“demenzkranken” is uncommon German (frequency #88,802 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,802
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank

Corpus desk

Index DE-demenzkranken · demenzkranken · German

demenzkranken · rank #88,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,802
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH delight

Nearest frequency peer: delight (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „demenzkranken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „demenzkranken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for demenzkranken
PropertyValue
Headworddemenzkranken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deˈmɛnt͡sˌkʁaŋkn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#88,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „demenzkranken“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).demenzkrankenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „delight“ (#88,801), „Demission“ (#88,803), „dengue“ (#88,804). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „demenzkranken“ bei #88,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

demenzkranken is uncommon German at frequency #88,802 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deˈmɛnt͡sˌkʁaŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for demenzkranken in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is demenzkranken, spelled D-E-M-E-N-Z-K-R-A-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demenzkranken"?
"demenzkranken" is spelled D-E-M-E-N-Z-K-R-A-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈmɛnt͡sˌkʁaŋkn̩].
What does "demenzkranken" mean?
As an adjective, "demenzkranken" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demenzkrank
How do you pronounce "demenzkranken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demenzkranken" is [deˈmɛnt͡sˌkʁaŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demenzkranken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "demenzkranken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list