Krankschreibung
[ˈkʁaŋkˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
The verdict
“Krankschreibung” is uncommon German (frequency #74,791 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,791
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ärztliche Bescheinigung für einen Patienten, dass er arbeitsunfähig ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-krankschreibung · Krankschreibung · German
Krankschreibung · rank #74,791 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,791
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kontrahent
Nearest frequency peer: Kontrahent (-3 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 „Krankschreibung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kongresswah…
Kongresswahlen
25,215 corpus weight
- kontinentale
kontinentale
25,214 corpus weight
- Kontrahent
Kontrahent
25,213 corpus weight
- Krankschrei…
Krankschreibung
25,210 corpus weight
- Kriegsmater…
Kriegsmaterial
25,207 corpus weight
- Kräftemessen
Kräftemessen
25,206 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Krankschreibung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krankschreibung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁaŋkˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #74,791 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krankschreibung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krankschreibung is uncommon German at frequency #74,791 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaŋkˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ärztliche Bescheinigung für einen Patienten, dass er arbeitsunfähig ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Krankschreibung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Krankschreibung, spelled K-R-A-N-K-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1ärztliche Bescheinigung für einen Patienten, dass er arbeitsunfähig ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krankschreibung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seit den siebziger Jahren hat sich die Zahl der Krankschreibungen fast halbiert.“
„Das Argument mit dem Sonnenstich und anschließender Krankschreibung über mehrere Wochen hinweg brauchten sie gar nicht mehr anzubringen.“
Antonyms
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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