Blutkrebs

[ˈbluːtˌkʁeːps]

/[ˈbluːtˌkʁeːps]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blutkrebs” is uncommon German (frequency #81,360 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,360
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erkrankung des blutbildenden und lymphatischen Systems

Corpus desk

Index DE-blutkrebs · Blutkrebs · German

Blutkrebs · rank #81,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,360
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bolschewistis…

Nearest frequency peer: bolschewistischen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Blutkrebs“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Blutkrebs“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Blutkrebs
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlutkrebs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbluːtˌkʁeːps]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Blutkrebs“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Blutkrebsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bolschewistischen“ (#81,361), „bloggt“ (#81,358), „blinzelte“ (#81,357). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blutkrebs“ bei #81,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Blutkrebs is uncommon German at frequency #81,360 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbluːtˌkʁeːps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erkrankung des blutbildenden und lymphatischen Systems".

Blutkrebs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Blutkrebs, spelled B-L-U-T-K-R-E-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erkrankung des blutbildenden und lymphatischen Systems

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Blutkrebs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Am Freitag war bekannt geworden, dass Westerwelle an akutem Blutkrebs erkrankt ist.

Synonyms

Leukämie

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Blutkrebs"?
"Blutkrebs" is spelled B-L-U-T-K-R-E-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbluːtˌkʁeːps].
What does "Blutkrebs" mean?
As a noun, "Blutkrebs" means: Erkrankung des blutbildenden und lymphatischen Systems
How do you pronounce "Blutkrebs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blutkrebs" is [ˈbluːtˌkʁeːps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blutkrebs" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Blutkrebs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blinzelte#81,357Blattwerk#81,354Buchkunst#81,369Bäuchlein#81,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list