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rankenversicherungspflicht

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11 syllables
26 characters
German
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11syllables

rankenversicherungsversicherungspflicht

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ran-ken-ver-si-che-rungs-ver-si-che-rungs-pflicht

Pronunciation

/ˈʁaŋkn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzɪçɐʊ̯ŋsˌvɛʁˈzɪçʁʊŋspf͡lɪçt/

Stress

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Morphemes

ranken- + Versicherung- + -pflicht

The word 'rankenversicherungspflicht' is a complex German noun formed by compounding. Syllabification follows standard German rules, breaking consonant clusters after sonorant consonants and stressing the root syllable. The word denotes the legal obligation to have health insurance.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The obligation to have health insurance.

    Health insurance obligation.

    “Die Rankenversicherungspflicht ist in Deutschland gesetzlich geregelt.”

    syn:Krankenversicherungspflichtigkeit

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable (*ver*-si-**che**-rungs-ver-si-che-rungs-pflicht). German generally stresses the root syllable in compound words.

Syllables

11
ran/ʁan/
ken/kən/
ver/vɛʁ/
si/zɪ/
che/çɐʊ̯/
rungs/ʁʊŋs/
ver/vɛʁ/
si/zɪ/
cher/çʁ/
ungs/ʊŋs/
pflicht/pflɪçt/

ran — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ken — Open syllable.. ver — Open syllable.. si — Closed syllable.. che — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong.. rungs — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. ver — Open syllable.. si — Closed syllable.. cher — Open syllable.. ungs — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. pflicht — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'pf'.

Word Parts

pre

ranken-

From *Ranke* (vine, row, series); indicates a connection to a health insurance fund. Old High German origin.

root

Versicherung-

From *versichern* (to insure). Middle High German, ultimately from *versichern* (to make safe).

suf

-pflicht

From *pflichten* (to be obliged). Old High German origin; indicates obligation.

Similar Words

ar­beits­lo­sen­geldkran­ken­haus­auf­ent­haltle­bens­ver­si­che­rungs­ge­sell­schaft

Vowel-Consonant

Syllables are generally formed around vowels, with consonants following vowels forming the next syllable.

Consonant Cluster Break

Consonant clusters are broken after the first sonorant consonant.

Compound Word Stress

Primary stress typically falls on the root syllable of a compound word.

  • The 'nk' cluster is often treated as a single unit.
  • The 'sp' cluster is treated as a single unit.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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