Krankenbehandlung

[ˈkʁaŋkn̩bəˌhandlʊŋ]

/[ˈkʁaŋkn̩bəˌhandlʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Krankenbehandlung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anwendung eines Heilverfahrens bei einer kranken Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-krankenbehandlung · Krankenbehandlung · German

Krankenbehandlung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Krankenbehandlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrankenbehandlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaŋkn̩bəˌhandlʊŋ]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krankenbehandlung“ im Deutschen

Krankenbehandlungsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krankenbehandlung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaŋkn̩bəˌhandlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anwendung eines Heilverfahrens bei einer kranken Person".

Krankenbehandlung has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Krankenbehandlung, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-B-E-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anwendung eines Heilverfahrens bei einer kranken Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Durch die beiden Weltkriege und die Nachkriegszeiten wurde die Krankenbehandlung zusätzlich stark beeinträchtigt.“
  2. „Hardekopf ging mit ihr nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg nach Zürich, übersetzte die Werke der französischen Moderne, finanzierte mit dem kargen Übersetzungshonorar die Krankenbehandlung seiner Frau.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Krankenbehandlung"?
"Krankenbehandlung" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-B-E-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩bəˌhandlʊŋ].
What does "Krankenbehandlung" mean?
As a noun, "Krankenbehandlung" means: Anwendung eines Heilverfahrens bei einer kranken Person
How do you pronounce "Krankenbehandlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krankenbehandlung" is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩bəˌhandlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krankenbehandlung" come from?
"Krankenbehandlung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list