Franzosenkrankheit
[fʁanˈt͡soːzn̩ˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Franzosenkrankheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Syphilis
Corpus desk
Index DE-franzosenkrankheit · Franzosenkrankheit · German
Franzosenkrankheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Franzosenkrankheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fʁanˈt͡soːzn̩ˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Franzosenkrankheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Franzosenkrankheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fʁanˈt͡soːzn̩ˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Syphilis".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Franzosenkrankheit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Franzosenkrankheit, spelled F-R-A-N-Z-O-S-E-N-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Syphilis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Franzosenkrankheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer weiß, wer der rechte Papst ist? Benedikt heißt der eine: der Gesegnete: er ist mit der Franzosenkrankheit gesegnet. Innozenz, der Unschuldige, heißt der zweite. Er ist unschuldig wie eine Landsknechthure.“
„Die Syphilis hat sich seit dem 16. Jahrhundert als Franzosenkrankheit seuchenartig in Westeuropa ausgebreitet […].“
This word in other languages
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.