erkrankter

[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktɐ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“erkrankter” is uncommon German (frequency #56,104 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,104
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt

Key facts for erkrankter
PropertyValue
Headworderkrankter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erkrankter” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erkrankter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erkrankter is uncommon German at frequency #56,104 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for erkrankter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erkrankter, spelled E-R-K-R-A-N-K-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt

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 "erkrankter"?
"erkrankter" is spelled E-R-K-R-A-N-K-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktɐ].
What does "erkrankter" mean?
As an adjective, "erkrankter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt
How do you pronounce "erkrankter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erkrankter" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erkrankter" come from?
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Using “erkrankter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-K-R-A-N-K-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list