kerngesund

[ˌkɛʁnɡəˈzʊnt]

/[ˌkɛʁnɡəˈzʊnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“kerngesund” is uncommon German (frequency #61,656 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,656
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frei von jeglicher Krankheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-kerngesund · kerngesund · German

kerngesund · rank #61,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,656
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kernthemen

Nearest frequency peer: Kernthemen (+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 „kerngesund“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kerngesund
PropertyValue
Headwordkerngesund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌkɛʁnɡəˈzʊnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,656
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kerngesund“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kernthemen“ (#61,657), „Kapuziner“ (#61,653), „Keuchhusten“ (#61,659). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kerngesund“ bei #61,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kerngesund is uncommon German at frequency #61,656 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌkɛʁnɡəˈzʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "frei von jeglicher Krankheit".

kerngesund has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kerngesund, spelled K-E-R-N-G-E-S-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    frei von jeglicher Krankheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kerngesund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Um kerngesund zu bleiben, ist es wichtig, sich ausgewogen zu ernähren und Sport zu treiben.
  2. Der Tierarzt hat bestätigt, dass es sich bei Hansi um einen kerngesunden Eber handelt.

Synonyms

pumperlgesundpumperlgsund

This word in other languages

sound as a bell(English)

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 "kerngesund"?
"kerngesund" is spelled K-E-R-N-G-E-S-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɛʁnɡəˈzʊnt].
What does "kerngesund" mean?
As an adjective, "kerngesund" means: frei von jeglicher Krankheit
How do you pronounce "kerngesund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kerngesund" is [ˌkɛʁnɡəˈzʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kerngesund" come from?
"kerngesund" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kernthemen#61,657isolierter#61,636Kunstwerks#61,689Landesherr#61,695

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list