erkrankt
\ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkt\
The verdict
“erkrankt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malade, atteint d’une maladie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erkrankt · erkrankt · French
erkrankt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erkrankt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
erkrankt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malade, atteint d’une maladie.".
erkrankt has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is erkrankt, spelled E-R-K-R-A-N-K-T.
Definition
- 1Malade, atteint d’une maladie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erkrankt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der an Parkinson erkrankte Schauspieler Michael J. Fox (Zurück in die Zukunft) übergab den wichtigen Preis für den besten Film in Form einer goldenen Maske an Produzentin Emma Thomas und ihren Mann, Regisseur Nolan.
Der Verdauungstrakt wird mit dem Erreger infiziert, wenn jemand Fleisch eines erkrankten Tiers gegessen hat. Die Beschwerden entwickeln sich etwa 1 bis 3 Tage nach der Nahrungsaufnahme.
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.