Krankenkasse
German, noun[ˈkʁaŋkənˌkasə]
Krankenkasse is a German feminine noun meaning “health insurance company” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Träger der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung”.
What does Krankenkasse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehealth insurance company
Bist du bei einer gesetzlichen oder privaten Krankenkasse versichert?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Träger der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung
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 Krankenkasse
- Krankenkassen plural
- Krankenkassa alternative
- KK abbreviation
- KrK abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krankenkasse?
- [ˈkʁaŋkənˌkasə]
- [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌkasə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Krankenkasse in German?
Krankenkasse appears 7.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).