Krankmeldung

[ˈkʁaŋkˌmɛldʊŋ]

/[ˈkʁaŋkˌmɛldʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Krankmeldung” is uncommon German (frequency #95,841 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,841
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (meist mündliche) Information, dass eine Person aufgrund einer Erkrankung nicht zur Arbeit/Schule erscheint ( schriftliche Krankschreibung vom Arzt)

Corpus desk

Index DE-krankmeldung · Krankmeldung · German

Krankmeldung · rank #95,841 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,841
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH krankhafter

Nearest frequency peer: krankhafter (-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 „Krankmeldung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krankmeldung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrankmeldung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaŋkˌmɛldʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#95,841
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krankmeldung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „krankhafter“ (#95,840), „krauses“ (#95,842), „Krematorien“ (#95,844). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krankmeldung“ bei #95,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krankmeldung is uncommon German at frequency #95,841 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaŋkˌmɛldʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(meist mündliche) Information, dass eine Person aufgrund einer Erkrankung nicht zur Arbeit/Schule erscheint ( schriftliche Krankschreibung vom Arzt)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Krankmeldung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Krankmeldung, spelled K-R-A-N-K-M-E-L-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (meist mündliche) Information, dass eine Person aufgrund einer Erkrankung nicht zur Arbeit/Schule erscheint ( schriftliche Krankschreibung vom Arzt)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Krankmeldung beim Arbeitgeber ist unverzüglich vorzunehmen.
  2. „Akuter Brech-Durchfall, das Mittagessen sei ihm nicht bekommen. Ja, natürlich werde er die Krankmeldung nachreichen.“

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 "Krankmeldung"?
"Krankmeldung" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-M-E-L-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkˌmɛldʊŋ].
What does "Krankmeldung" mean?
As a noun, "Krankmeldung" means: (meist mündliche) Information, dass eine Person aufgrund einer Erkrankung nicht zur Arbeit/Schule erscheint ( schriftliche Krankschreibung vom Arzt)
How do you pronounce "Krankmeldung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krankmeldung" is [ˈkʁaŋkˌmɛldʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krankmeldung" come from?
"Krankmeldung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list