Höhenkrankheit
German, noun[ˈhøːənkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Höhenkrankheit is spelled H-Ö-H-E-N-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 174,963rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Höhenkrankheit is a German feminine noun meaning “altitude sickness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wegen des geringen Sauerstoffgehalts der Luft in großen Höhen auftretende Beschwerden”.
What does Höhenkrankheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealtitude sickness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wegen des geringen Sauerstoffgehalts der Luft in großen Höhen auftretende Beschwerden
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 Höhenkrankheit
- Höhenkrankheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Höhenkrankheit?
- [ˈhøːənkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
- [ˈhøːənˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Höhenkrankheit in German?
Höhenkrankheit appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).