kranken
\kʀaŋkn̩\
The verdict
“kranken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traîner une maladie. (construit avec an)
Corpus desk
Index FR-kranken · kranken · French
kranken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kranken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kʀaŋkn̩\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kranken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kranken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kʀaŋkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kranken, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is kranken, spelled K-R-A-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Traîner une maladie. (construit avec an)
- 2Souffrir, pâtir
- 3Tomber malade.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kranken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er krankt schon lange an schwerer Migräne.
Die Unternehmung krankt an mangelnder Vorbereitung.
Synonyms
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.