kranken

[ˈkʁaŋkn̩]

/[ˈkʁaŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“kranken” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,507
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intransitiv, mit der Präposition an, Hilfsverb haben:

Corpus desk

Index DE-kranken · kranken · German

kranken · rank #5,507 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,507
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kreise

Nearest frequency peer: kreise (+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 „kranken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kranken“ 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).

kranken vs Kronen
57% similar
kranken vs Kränze
43% similar
kranken vs kratzen
71% similar

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

Key facts for kranken
PropertyValue
Headwordkranken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁaŋkn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,507
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kranken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.krankenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kreise“ (#5,508), „Konstanz“ (#5,505), „körperliche“ (#5,509). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kranken“ bei #5,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around kranken (IPA [ˈkʁaŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,507 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for kranken, with forms such as "karnken", "kkranken", and "kraknen". 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, "Kronen", "Kränze", "kratzen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kranken, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    intransitiv, mit der Präposition an, Hilfsverb haben:
  2. 2
    über einen längeren Zeitraum hinweg gesundheitlich beeinträchtigt sein
  3. 3
    aufgrund eines bestimmten Umstandes in seiner Funktionsfähigkeit oder etwas Ähnlichem beeinträchtigt sein
  4. 4
    intransitiv, Hilfsverb sein:
  5. 5
    krank werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er krankt schon lange an schwerer Migräne.
  2. Die Unternehmung krankt an mangelnder Vorbereitung.

Synonyms

leidenschwächelnleiden

This word in other languages

sofrer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karnken
  • kkranken
  • kraknen
  • kranekn
  • krankenn
  • krankken
  • krankne
  • krannken
  • krnaken
  • krranken
  • rkanken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kranken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

karnken2kkranken1kraknen2kranekn2krankenn1krankken1krankne2krannken1
Edit distance from "kranken"

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 "kranken"?
"kranken" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩].
What does "kranken" mean?
As a verb, "kranken" means: intransitiv, mit der Präposition an, Hilfsverb haben:
What words are commonly confused with "kranken"?
"kranken" is commonly confused with "Kronen", "Kränze", "kratzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kranken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kranken" is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kranken" come from?
"kranken" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

komplex#5,504Nachbar#5,513Inhaber#5,497illegal#5,496

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

passende11 variantsPflanze11 variantsgewährt11 variantsgeradezu11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list