Volkskrankheit

\fɔlksˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t\

/\fɔlksˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t\/ noun

The verdict

“Volkskrankheit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épidémie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-volkskrankheit · Volkskrankheit · French

Volkskrankheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 Volkskrankheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolkskrankheit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔlksˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Volkskrankheit » en français

Volkskrankheitsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Volkskrankheit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔlksˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épidémie.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Volkskrankheit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Volkskrankheit, spelled V-O-L-K-S-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Épidémie.

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 "Volkskrankheit"?
"Volkskrankheit" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔlksˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t\.
What does "Volkskrankheit" mean?
As a noun, "Volkskrankheit" means: Épidémie.
How do you pronounce "Volkskrankheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volkskrankheit" is \fɔlksˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volkskrankheit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list