Kinderkrankheiten

[ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯tn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kinderkrankheiten” is uncommon German (frequency #50,629 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,629
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kinderkrankheit

Key facts for Kinderkrankheiten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKinderkrankheiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters17
Frequency rank#50,629
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kinderkrankheiten” 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). Kinderkrankheiten lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kinderkrankheiten is uncommon German at frequency #50,629 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kinderkrankheiten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kinderkrankheiten, spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kinderkrankheit
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kinderkrankheit
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kinderkrankheit
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kinderkrankheit

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 "Kinderkrankheiten"?
"Kinderkrankheiten" is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "Kinderkrankheiten" mean?
As a noun, "Kinderkrankheiten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kinderkrankheit
How do you pronounce "Kinderkrankheiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kinderkrankheiten" is [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kinderkrankheiten" come from?
"Kinderkrankheiten" 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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Using “Kinderkrankheiten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-I-N-D-E-R-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯tn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list