Krankenpflegerin
[ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]
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
- kostengünst…
kostengünstigere
6,828 corpus weight
- kraftvolles
kraftvolles
6,826 corpus weight
- Krankenpfle…
Krankenpflegerin
6,824 corpus weight
- Krebsen
Krebsen
6,823 corpus weight
- Kreuztal
Kreuztal
6,822 corpus weight
- Kriemhild
Kriemhild
6,821 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Krankenpflegerin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krankenpflegerin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #93,177 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krankenpflegerin“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Pflegerin und Betreuerin von Kranken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krankenpflegerin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein solcher Fall [Angriff durch Unterlassen] liegt etwa vor, wenn eine Krankenpflegerin den von ihr zu betreuenden gelähmten Patienten nicht mit Nahrung versorgt.“
„Comber war so vermögend, dass er außer Rachel noch männliche Dienstboten und während des Wochenbetts seiner Frau zusätzlich eine Krankenpflegerin beschäftigen konnte.“
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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.
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