Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "Krebserkrankung" vs "Krebserkrankungen" - which ranks higher?
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.