Krankenzimmer

[ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌt͡sɪmɐ]

/[ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌt͡sɪmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krankenzimmer” is uncommon German (frequency #59,811 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,811
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zimmer, in dem Kranke untergebracht werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-krankenzimmer · Krankenzimmer · German

Krankenzimmer · rank #59,811 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,811
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kostenrechnung

Nearest frequency peer: Kostenrechnung (-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 „Krankenzimmer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Krankenzimmer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krankenzimmer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrankenzimmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌt͡sɪmɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#59,811
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krankenzimmer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Krankenzimmerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kostenrechnung“ (#59,810), „krasseste“ (#59,812), „kostendeckend“ (#59,809). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krankenzimmer“ bei #59,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krankenzimmer is uncommon German at frequency #59,811 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌt͡sɪmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zimmer, in dem Kranke untergebracht werden".

Krankenzimmer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Krankenzimmer, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-Z-I-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zimmer, in dem Kranke untergebracht werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Krankenzimmer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Krankenzimmer müssten mal wieder renoviert werden.
  2. „Zwei Tage verbrachte sie mit Fieber im Krankenzimmer.“

This word in other languages

sickroom(English)infirmerie(Français)

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 "Krankenzimmer"?
"Krankenzimmer" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N-Z-I-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌt͡sɪmɐ].
What does "Krankenzimmer" mean?
As a noun, "Krankenzimmer" means: Zimmer, in dem Kranke untergebracht werden
How do you pronounce "Krankenzimmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krankenzimmer" is [ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌt͡sɪmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krankenzimmer" come from?
"Krankenzimmer" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Krankenzimmer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kostendeckend#59,809Konstrukteure#59,799Landstreicher#59,832Jugendtrainer#59,774

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list