kränklich
[ˈkʁɛŋklɪç]
The verdict
“kränklich” is uncommon German (frequency #91,849 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,849
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dazu neigend, häufig krank zu werden oder zu sein; für Krankheiten anfällig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kränklich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɛŋklɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #91,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kränklich” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kränklich is uncommon German at frequency #91,849 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁɛŋklɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dazu neigend, häufig krank zu werden oder zu sein; für Krankheiten anfällig".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kränklich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kränklich, spelled K-R-Ä-N-K-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1dazu neigend, häufig krank zu werden oder zu sein; für Krankheiten anfällig
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “kränklich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-Ä-N-K-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁɛŋklɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.