Kränkung
German, noun[ˈkʁɛŋkʊŋ]
Kränkung is spelled K-R-Ä-N-K-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 62,285th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kränkung is a German feminine noun meaning “slight, affront” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Verletzung eines anderen Menschen in seiner Ehre, seinen Gefühlen oder seinem Selbstbewusstsein”.
What does Kränkung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslight, affront
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Verletzung eines anderen Menschen in seiner Ehre, seinen Gefühlen oder seinem Selbstbewusstsein
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 Kränkung
- Kränkungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kränkung?
- [ˈkʁɛŋkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kränkung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kränkung in German?
Kränkung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).