zuckerkrank

[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌkʁaŋk]

/[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌkʁaŋk]/ adj

The verdict

“zuckerkrank” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Diabetes (meist Diabetes mellitus) erkrankt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuckerkrank · zuckerkrank · German

zuckerkrank · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for zuckerkrank
PropertyValue
Headwordzuckerkrank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌkʁaŋk]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuckerkrank“ im Deutschen

zuckerkranksitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuckerkrank is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌkʁaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an Diabetes (meist Diabetes mellitus) erkrankt".

No misspelling variants are generated for zuckerkrank in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zuckerkrank, spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-K-R-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    an Diabetes (meist Diabetes mellitus) erkrankt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Peter ist seit mehreren Jahren zuckerkrank und muss sich Insulin spritzen.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zuckerkrank"?
"zuckerkrank" is spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-K-R-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌkʁaŋk].
What does "zuckerkrank" mean?
As an adjective, "zuckerkrank" means: an Diabetes (meist Diabetes mellitus) erkrankt
How do you pronounce "zuckerkrank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuckerkrank" is [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌkʁaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuckerkrank" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list