Krankenpflegerin

[ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]

/[ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Krankenpflegerin” is uncommon German (frequency #93,177 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,177
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflegerin und Betreuerin von Kranken

Corpus desk

Index DE-krankenpflegerin · Krankenpflegerin · German

Krankenpflegerin · rank #93,177 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,177
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krebsen

Nearest frequency peer: Krebsen (+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 „Krankenpflegerin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krankenpflegerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrankenpflegerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]
Letters16
Frequency rank#93,177
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krankenpflegerin“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Krankenpflegerinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krebsen“ (#93,178), „kraftvolles“ (#93,175), „Kreuztal“ (#93,179). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krankenpflegerin“ bei #93,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krankenpflegerin is uncommon German at frequency #93,177 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflegerin und Betreuerin von Kranken".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Krankenpflegerin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Krankenpflegerin, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-P-F-L-E-G-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflegerin und Betreuerin von Kranken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein solcher Fall [Angriff durch Unterlassen] liegt etwa vor, wenn eine Krankenpflegerin den von ihr zu betreuenden gelähmten Patienten nicht mit Nahrung versorgt.“
  2. „Comber war so vermögend, dass er außer Rachel noch männliche Dienstboten und während des Wochenbetts seiner Frau zusätzlich eine Krankenpflegerin beschäftigen konnte.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Krankenpflegerin"?
"Krankenpflegerin" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-P-F-L-E-G-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn].
What does "Krankenpflegerin" mean?
As a noun, "Krankenpflegerin" means: Pflegerin und Betreuerin von Kranken
How do you pronounce "Krankenpflegerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krankenpflegerin" is [ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krankenpflegerin" come from?
"Krankenpflegerin" 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 "Krankenpflegerin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list