KrebserkrankungvsKrebserkrankungenWhat's the difference?

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“Krebserkrankung” and “Krebserkrankungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,629
“Krebserkrankung” frequency rank
#46,787
“Krebserkrankungen” frequency rank
84416
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Krebserkrankung Krebserkrankungen
Definition durch Krebszellen hervorgerufener, krankhafter Prozess Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krebserkrankung

Where the eye mixes Krebserkrankung and Krebserkrankungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. Krebserkrankung runs 15 letters (CCVCCVCCCVCCVCC) against Krebserkrankungen's 17 (CCVCCVCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

15 ch
Krebserkrankung
17 ch
Krebserkrankungen

Look-alike desk: Krebserkrankung vs Krebserkrankungen

A purely visual mix-up. Krebserkrankung ([ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌkʁaŋkʊŋ]) and Krebserkrankungen ([ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌkʁaŋkʊŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Krebserkrankung” sits inside “Krebserkrankungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Krebserkrankung is recorded at frequency rank #37,629, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌkʁaŋkʊŋ]. Krebserkrankungen is at rank #46,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌkʁaŋkʊŋən].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 84416, this pair ranks #124,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Krebserkrankung vs Krebserkrankungen

Shared letters: abegknrsu. Private to "Krebserkrankung": -. Private to "Krebserkrankungen": -.

"Krebserkrankung" · 15 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCVCCVCC  ·  "Krebserkrankungen" · 17 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Krebserkrankung ← kerbserkrankung · kkrebserkrankung · krbeserkrankung · krebbserkrankung · krebesrkrankung · krebsekrrankung · krebserkarnkung · krebserkkrankung
  • Krebserkrankungen ← kerbserkrankungen · kkrebserkrankungen · krbeserkrankungen · krebbserkrankungen · krebesrkrankungen · krebsekrrankungen · krebserkarnkungen · krebserkkrankungen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Krebserkrankung" and "Krebserkrankungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌkʁaŋkʊŋ] versus [ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌkʁaŋkʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Krebserkrankung" vs "Krebserkrankungen" - which ranks higher?
"Krebserkrankung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,629 in our German list, against #46,787 for "Krebserkrankungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Krebserkrankung" and "Krebserkrankungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Krebserkrankung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krebserkrankungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #124,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list