krank

[kʁaŋk]

/[kʁaŋk]/ adj

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The verdict

“krank” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,736
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - körperlich und/oder psychisch gesundheitlich eingeschränkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-krank · krank · German

krank · rank #1,736 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,736
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinzu

Nearest frequency peer: hinzu (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „krank“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „krank“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

krank vs Krone
40% similar
krank vs krass
60% similar
krank vs Kraus
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for krank
PropertyValue
Headwordkrank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kʁaŋk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,736
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „krank“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).krankliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hinzu“ (#1,735), „Lauf“ (#1,737), „hauptsächlich“ (#1,734). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „krank“ bei #1,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around krank (IPA [kʁaŋk]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,736 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for krank, with forms such as "karnk", "kkrank", and "krakn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Krone", "krass", "Kraus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 krank, spelled K-R-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    körperlich und/oder psychisch gesundheitlich eingeschränkt
  2. 2
    unsinnig, absurd
  3. 3
    durch einen Schuss verletzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er muss im Bett liegen, weil er krank ist.
  2. Pflege- und Arztpersonal klagen dagegen über zu viel Arbeit. Pflege sei nur noch im Laufschritt, Gespräche zwischen Arzt und Patient nur im Minutentakt möglich. Die Folge: Ärzte und Pfleger werden selbst krank.

Synonyms

maladesiechunwohl

Antonyms

gesund

This word in other languages

ill(English)enfermo(Español)malade(Français)doente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karnk
  • kkrank
  • krakn
  • krankk
  • krannk
  • krnak
  • krrank
  • rkank

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of krank - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

karnk2kkrank1krakn2krankk1krannk1krnak2krrank1rkank2
Edit distance from "krank"

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 "krank"?
"krank" is spelled K-R-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁaŋk].
What does "krank" mean?
As an adjective, "krank" means: körperlich und/oder psychisch gesundheitlich eingeschränkt
What words are commonly confused with "krank"?
"krank" is commonly confused with "Krone", "krass", "Kraus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "krank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krank" is [kʁaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krank" come from?
"krank" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hinzu#1,735fragt#1,727Falle#1,726wollt#1,718

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Daniel8 variantsTrump8 variantsAussage8 variantsdauert8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list