Krankensalbung
German, noun/ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌzalbʊŋ/
Krankensalbung is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-S-A-L-B-U-N-G (14 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krankensalbung is a German feminine noun meaning “Anointing of the Sick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sakramentale Salbung als Stärkung und Ermutigung schwer erkrankter Gläubiger”.
What does Krankensalbung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineAnointing of the Sick
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sakramentale Salbung als Stärkung und Ermutigung schwer erkrankter Gläubiger
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 Krankensalbung
- Krankensalbungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krankensalbung?
- /ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌzalbʊŋ/
- [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌzalbʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Krankensalbung in German?
Krankensalbung appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).