Krankheit
German, noun[ˈkʁaŋkˌhaɪ̯t]
Krankheit is spelled K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T (9 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written German, the 2,154th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krankheit is a German feminine noun meaning “sickness, illness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Störung oder Einschränkung der normalen körperlichen oder seelischen Funktionen”.
What does Krankheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesickness, illness
- 2
femininedisease
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Störung oder Einschränkung der normalen körperlichen oder seelischen Funktionen 2. das Kranksein
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 Krankheit
- Krankheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krankheit?
- [ˈkʁaŋkˌhaɪ̯t]
- [ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Krankheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Krankheit in German?
Krankheit appears 39 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).