Illness, disease - Krankheit (The 1132nd Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Illness, disease is Krankheit. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1132nd most common word in German. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: illness, disease

German: krankheit

Examples


It's probably the illness that's going around.	Es ist wahrscheinlich die Krankheit, die herumgeht.
He died of that disease.	Er starb an dieser Krankheit.
It is not possible to be free from every sort of disease.	Es ist nicht möglich, von jeder Art von Krankheit frei zu sein.
He died after a long illness.	Er starb nach langer Krankheit.
He feels weak after his illness.	Nach seiner Krankheit fühlt er sich schwach.
He made little of his illness.	Er machte wenig aus seiner Krankheit.
Illness made him give up his studies.	Eine Krankheit zwang ihn, sein Studium aufzugeben.
Breast cancer is a disease.	Brustkrebs ist eine Krankheit.

No medicine can cure this disease.	Gegen diese Krankheit gibt es kein Medikament.
That disease is incurable.	Diese Krankheit ist unheilbar.
The initial symptoms of the disease are fever and sore throat.	Die Initialsymptome der Krankheit sind Fieber und Halsschmerzen.
How does this disease spread	Wie breitet sich diese Krankheit aus
Not many survive this disease.	Wenige überleben diese Krankheit.
Mumps is an infectious disease.	Mumps ist eine ansteckende Krankheit.
My grandfather died of a disease at eighty.	Mein Großvater ist mit 80 Jahren an einer Krankheit gestorben.
He cured my illness.	Er heilte meine Krankheit.
He is absent because of illness.	Er fehlt wegen Krankheit.
He was absent because of illness.	Er war abwesend wegen Krankheit.
He has an incurable disease.	Er hat eine unheilbare Krankheit.
That disease is caused by bacteria.	Diese Krankheit wird von Bakterien verursacht.
Typhus is a contagious disease.	Fleckfieber ist eine ansteckende Krankheit.