Kinderkrankheit
German, noun/ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t/
Kinderkrankheit is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 165,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kinderkrankheit is a German feminine noun meaning “childhood disease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Krankheit, die hauptsächlich bei Kindern auftritt”.
What does Kinderkrankheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechildhood disease
- 2
feminineteething trouble
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Krankheit, die hauptsächlich bei Kindern auftritt 2. Defekt oder Fehler, der nur am Anfang einer Entwicklung vorkommt
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 Kinderkrankheit
- Kinderkrankheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kinderkrankheit?
- /ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kinderkrankheit in German?
Kinderkrankheit 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).