Erkrankung

Name: Erkrankung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Erkrankung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,788
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Störung der körperlichen, kognitiven, sozialen und/oder seelischen Funktionen, die die Leistungsfähigkeit oder das Wohlbefinden eines Lebewesens subjektiv oder intersubjektiv deutlich wahrnehmbar n...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Erkrankung vs Erkrankungen

83% similar

Erkrankung vs erkranken

70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Erkrankung
Property	Value
Headword	Erkrankung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#4,788
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erkrankung” 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). Erkrankung lands here:

#4,788

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Erkrankung (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,788 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Störung der körperlichen, kognitiven, sozialen und/oder seelischen Funktionen, die die Leistungsfähigkeit oder das Wohlbefinden eines Lebewesens subjektiv oder intersubjektiv deutlich wahrnehmbar n...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erkrankung, with forms such as "ekrrankung", "erkarnkung", and "erkkrankung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Erkrankungen", "erkranken", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Erkrankung, spelled E-R-K-R-A-N-K-U-N-G.

Definition

1
Störung der körperlichen, kognitiven, sozialen und/oder seelischen Funktionen, die die Leistungsfähigkeit oder das Wohlbefinden eines Lebewesens subjektiv oder intersubjektiv deutlich wahrnehmbar negativ beeinflusst oder eine solche Beeinflussung erwarten lässt

Synonyms

Krankheit

Antonyms

Gesundung

This word in other languages

disease(English)enfermedad(Español)maladie(Français)doença(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ekrrankung,erkarnkung,erkkrankung,erkraknung,erkrankkung,erkranknug,erkrankugn,erkrankungg,erkrankunng,erkrannkung,erkranukng,erkrnakung,erkrrankung,errkankung,errkrankung,rekrankung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erkrankung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Erkrankung"

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 "Erkrankung"?

"Erkrankung" is spelled E-R-K-R-A-N-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ].

What does "Erkrankung" mean?

As a noun, "Erkrankung" means: Störung der körperlichen, kognitiven, sozialen und/oder seelischen Funktionen, die die Leistungsfähigkeit oder das Wohlbefinden eines Lebewesens subjektiv oder intersubjektiv deutlich wahrnehmbar n...

What words are commonly confused with "Erkrankung"?

"Erkrankung" is commonly confused with "Erkrankungen", "erkranken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Erkrankung"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erkrankung" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Erkrankung" come from?

"Erkrankung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Erkrankung”

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-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Erkrankungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Erkrankung vs Erkrankungen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.