Krankenkassen

[ˈkʁaŋkn̩kasn̩]

/[ˈkʁaŋkn̩kasn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krankenkassen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,953
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krankenkasse

Corpus desk

Index DE-krankenkassen · Krankenkassen · German

Krankenkassen · rank #7,953 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,953
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH korrigiert

Nearest frequency peer: korrigiert (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Krankenkassen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Krankenkassen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Krankenkassen vs Krankenkasse
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Krankenkassen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrankenkassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaŋkn̩kasn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#7,953
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Krankenkassen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Krankenkassenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „korrigiert“ (#7,952), „kriminellen“ (#7,954), „Kompromiss“ (#7,951). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krankenkassen“ bei #7,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Krankenkassen (IPA [ˈkʁaŋkn̩kasn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,953 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krankenkassen, with forms such as "karnkenkassen", "kkrankenkassen", and "kraknenkassen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Krankenkasse", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Krankenkassen, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-K-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krankenkasse
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Krankenkasse
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Krankenkasse
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Krankenkasse

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karnkenkassen
  • kkrankenkassen
  • kraknenkassen
  • kraneknkassen
  • krankeknassen
  • krankenakssen
  • krankenkasen
  • krankenkasesn
  • krankenkassenn
  • krankenkassne
  • krankenkaßen
  • krankenkkassen
  • krankenksasen
  • krankennkassen
  • krankkenkassen
  • kranknekassen
  • krannkenkassen
  • krnakenkassen
  • krrankenkassen
  • rkankenkassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Krankenkassen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

karnkenkassen2kkrankenkassen1kraknenkassen2kraneknkassen2krankeknassen2krankenakssen2krankenkasen1krankenkasesn2
Edit distance from "Krankenkassen"

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 "Krankenkassen"?
"Krankenkassen" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-K-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩kasn̩].
What does "Krankenkassen" mean?
As a noun, "Krankenkassen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krankenkasse
What words are commonly confused with "Krankenkassen"?
"Krankenkassen" is commonly confused with "Krankenkasse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krankenkassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krankenkassen" is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩kasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krankenkassen" come from?
"Krankenkassen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Krankenkassen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Publikationen#7,978Gleichgewicht#7,922fotografieren#7,917Entschädigung#7,906

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

widerspricht20 variantsUmweltschutz20 variantsvorausgesetzt20 variantsBeobachtungen20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list