krankmachen
German, verb[ˈkʁaŋkˌmaxn̩]
krankmachen is spelled K-R-A-N-K-M-A-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written German, the 330,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krankmachen is a German verb meaning “to make sick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “derartiges Unwohlsein auslösen, dass der Körper mit Krankheit reagiert”.
What does krankmachen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to make sick
- 2
to avoid work by pretending to be sick, to pull a sickie
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. derartiges Unwohlsein auslösen, dass der Körper mit Krankheit reagiert 2. der Arbeit ohne gesundheitlichen Grund fernbleiben
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 krankmachen
- macht krank present singular third-person
- machte krank past
- krankgemacht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- krankmachend participle present
- krankzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
- mache krank first-person indicative present
- machen krank first-person indicative plural
- machst krank indicative present second-person
- machest krank second-person singular subjunctive
- machet krank plural second-person subjunctive
- machten krank first-person indicative plural
- machtest krank indicative preterite second-person
- machtet krank indicative plural preterite
- krank machen alternative
- mach krank! imperative singular
- mache krank! imperative singular
- macht krank! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce krankmachen?
- [ˈkʁaŋkˌmaxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is krankmachen in German?
krankmachen appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).