Krankenschwester
German, noun/ˈkʁaŋkənˌʃvɛstɐ/
Krankenschwester is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R (16 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written German, the 10,058th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krankenschwester is a German feminine noun meaning “nurse (female)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pflegerin und Betreuerin von Kranken”.
What does Krankenschwester mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenurse (female)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pflegerin und Betreuerin von Kranken
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 Krankenschwester
- Krankenschwestern plural
- Krankenpfleger masculine
- Schwester abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krankenschwester?
- /ˈkʁaŋkənˌʃvɛstɐ/
- [ˈkʁaŋkŋ̍ˌʃvɛstɐ]
- [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌʃvɛstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Krankenschwester
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Krankenschwester in German?
Krankenschwester appears 6.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).