Krankenschein
German, noun[ˈkʁaŋkn̩ʃaɪ̯n]
Krankenschein is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-S-C-H-E-I-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krankenschein is a German masculine noun meaning “certificate of illness, sick note” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schriftliche ärztliche Bestätigung des Gesundheitszustandes eines Patienten für einen bestimmten Zeitraum”.
What does Krankenschein mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinecertificate of illness, sick note
- 2
masculinehealth insurance certificate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schriftliche ärztliche Bestätigung des Gesundheitszustandes eines Patienten für einen bestimmten Zeitraum 2. Schriftstück einer Krankenkasse (Krankenkassa), mit dem ein Arzt ohne sofortige Bezahlung aufgesucht werden konnte
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 Krankenschein
- Krankenscheines genitive
- Krankenscheins genitive
- Krankenscheine plural
- Krankenscheinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krankenschein?
- [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ʃaɪ̯n]
- [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Krankenschein in German?
Krankenschein appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).