Krankheitsverlauf
[ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“Krankheitsverlauf” is uncommon German (frequency #54,675 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,675
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verlauf einer Krankheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-krankheitsverlauf · Krankheitsverlauf · German
Krankheitsverlauf · rank #54,675 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,675
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kraftstoffver…
Nearest frequency peer: Kraftstoffverbrauch (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Krankheitsverlauf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kopfverletz…
Kopfverletzungen
45,329 corpus weight
- korrespondi…
korrespondierenden
45,328 corpus weight
- Kraftstoffv…
Kraftstoffverbrauch
45,327 corpus weight
- Krankheitsv…
Krankheitsverlauf
45,326 corpus weight
- kratzte
kratzte
45,325 corpus weight
- Kreditinsti…
Kreditinstituten
45,324 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Krankheitsverlauf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krankheitsverlauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #54,675 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Krankheitsverlauf” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Krankheitsverlauf is uncommon German at frequency #54,675 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verlauf einer Krankheit".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Krankheitsverlauf, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Krankheitsverlauf, spelled K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T-S-V-E-R-L-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1Verlauf einer Krankheit
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Krankheitsverlauf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.