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Krankenkassa

German, noun/ˈkʁaŋkɛnˌkasa/

Krankenkassa is a German feminine noun meaning “health insurance company” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Träger der Krankenversicherung in Österreich”.

What does Krankenkassa mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Austriafemininehealth insurance company

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Träger der Krankenversicherung in Österreich

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Krankenkassa

  • Krankenkassaen plural
  • Krankenkasse alternative
  • Krankenkassen nominative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Krankenkassa?

  • /ˈkʁaŋkɛnˌkasa/
  • Austria [ˈkʁaŋkŋ̩-]
  • [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌkasa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Krankenkassa in German?

Krankenkassa appears about once in every 95 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).