krankenhausreif

[ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯f]

/[ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯f]/ adj

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The verdict

“krankenhausreif” is uncommon German (frequency #62,577 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,577
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so, dass eine Behandlung im Krankenhaus nötig wird

Key facts for krankenhausreif
PropertyValue
Headwordkrankenhausreif
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯f]
Letters15
Frequency rank#62,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “krankenhausreif” 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). krankenhausreif 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

krankenhausreif is uncommon German at frequency #62,577 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass eine Behandlung im Krankenhaus nötig wird".

krankenhausreif doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is krankenhausreif, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-H-A-U-S-R-E-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass eine Behandlung im Krankenhaus nötig wird

Synonyms

spitalreifspitalsreif

This word in other languages

hospitalisé(Français)

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 "krankenhausreif"?
"krankenhausreif" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-H-A-U-S-R-E-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯f].
What does "krankenhausreif" mean?
As an adjective, "krankenhausreif" means: so, dass eine Behandlung im Krankenhaus nötig wird
How do you pronounce "krankenhausreif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krankenhausreif" is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krankenhausreif" come from?
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Using “krankenhausreif”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-A-N-K-E-N-H-A-U-S-R-E-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯f] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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