Krankenversicherung

Name: Krankenversicherung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkʁaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈkʁaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Krankenversicherung” has 31 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,406
frequency rank, German: 55,078
“K” headwords: 31
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gesetzliche oder private Versicherung, welche die Kosten, die im Krankheitsfall entstehen, übernimmt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Krankenversicherung vs Krankenversicherungen

90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Krankenversicherung
Property	Value
Headword	Krankenversicherung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkʁaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]
Letters	19
Frequency rank	#8,406
Misspellings tracked	31
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Krankenversicherung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Krankenversicherung lands here:

#8,406

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 31 spelling variants around Krankenversicherung (IPA [ˈkʁaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,406 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 31 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krankenversicherung, with forms such as "karnkenversicherung", "kkrankenversicherung", and "kraknenversicherung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Krankenversicherungen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Krankenversicherung, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-V-E-R-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

1
gesetzliche oder private Versicherung, welche die Kosten, die im Krankheitsfall entstehen, übernimmt
2
Träger der Krankenversicherung: Einrichtung der gesetzlichen Sozialversicherung oder privates Versicherungsunternehmen

Synonyms

Kasse Krankenkasse Krankenkassa

This word in other languages

health insurance(English)assurance maladie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

karnkenversicherung
kkrankenversicherung
kraknenversicherung
kraneknversicherung
krankenevrsicherung
krankennversicherung
krankenverischerung
krankenverrsicherung
krankenversciherung
krankenversiccherung
krankenversicehrung
krankenversichernug
krankenversicherrung
krankenversicherugn
krankenversicherungg
krankenversicherunng
krankenversicheurng
krankenversichherung
krankenversichreung
krankenversihcerung
krankenverssicherung
krankenvesricherung
krankenvresicherung
krankenvversicherung
krankevnersicherung
krankkenversicherung
krankneversicherung
krannkenversicherung
krnakenversicherung
krrankenversicherung
rkankenversicherung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Krankenversicherung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Krankenversicherung"

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 "Krankenversicherung"?

"Krankenversicherung" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-V-E-R-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ].

What does "Krankenversicherung" mean?

As a noun, "Krankenversicherung" means: gesetzliche oder private Versicherung, welche die Kosten, die im Krankheitsfall entstehen, übernimmt

What words are commonly confused with "Krankenversicherung"?

"Krankenversicherung" is commonly confused with "Krankenversicherungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Krankenversicherung"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krankenversicherung" is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Krankenversicherung" come from?

"Krankenversicherung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Krankenversicherung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is K-R-A-N-K-E-N-V-E-R-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈkʁaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Krankenversicherungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Krankenversicherung vs Krankenversicherungen
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.