Krankengeschichte

[ˈkʁaŋkn̩ɡəˌʃɪçtə]

/[ˈkʁaŋkn̩ɡəˌʃɪçtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Krankengeschichte” is uncommon German (frequency #58,032 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,032
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgeschichte der Krankheiten einer Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-krankengeschichte · Krankengeschichte · German

Krankengeschichte · rank #58,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,032
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH krassesten

Nearest frequency peer: krassesten (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Krankengeschichte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Krankengeschichte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krankengeschichte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrankengeschichte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaŋkn̩ɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Letters17
Frequency rank#58,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krankengeschichte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Krankengeschichtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „krassesten“ (#58,033), „Krain“ (#58,030), „kostspieligen“ (#58,029). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krankengeschichte“ bei #58,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krankengeschichte is uncommon German at frequency #58,032 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Krankengeschichte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Krankengeschichte, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgeschichte der Krankheiten einer Person
  2. 2
    Akte, in der die Vorgeschichte der Krankheiten einer Person dokumentiert ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihre Biographie gleicht einer Krankengeschichte.“
  2. „Zuvor fragte er nach allerlei Daten, nach ihrer Krankengeschichte und Versicherungskarte.“

Synonyms

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 "Krankengeschichte"?
"Krankengeschichte" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ɡəˌʃɪçtə].
What does "Krankengeschichte" mean?
As a noun, "Krankengeschichte" means: Vorgeschichte der Krankheiten einer Person
How do you pronounce "Krankengeschichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krankengeschichte" is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krankengeschichte" come from?
"Krankengeschichte" 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 "Krankengeschichte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list