kränklich

[ˈkʁɛŋklɪç]

/[ˈkʁɛŋklɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“kränklich” is uncommon German (frequency #91,849 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,849
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dazu neigend, häufig krank zu werden oder zu sein; für Krankheiten anfällig

Corpus desk

Index DE-kranklich · kränklich · German

kränklich · rank #91,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,849
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kritzeln

Nearest frequency peer: kritzeln (-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 „kränklich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kränklich
PropertyValue
Headwordkränklich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʁɛŋklɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kränklich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kritzeln“ (#91,848), „Kräuterbutter“ (#91,850), „kubanischer“ (#91,851). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kränklich“ bei #91,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kränklich is uncommon German at frequency #91,849 among 4,158 “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

  1. 1
    dazu neigend, häufig krank zu werden oder zu sein; für Krankheiten anfällig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In letzter Zeit sieht sie aber recht kränklich aus und fehlt hin und wieder im Laden.“
  2. „Unsere Söhne find alle gesund und start, aber unsere Tochter ist immer kränklich.“

This word in other languages

sickly(English)enfermizo(Español)

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 "kränklich"?
"kränklich" is spelled K-R-Ä-N-K-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɛŋklɪç].
What does "kränklich" mean?
As an adjective, "kränklich" means: dazu neigend, häufig krank zu werden oder zu sein; für Krankheiten anfällig
How do you pronounce "kränklich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kränklich" is [ˈkʁɛŋklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kränklich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kreuzigen#91,844Kontaktes#91,833Konkubine#91,831Klopstock#91,821

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list