Chemotherapie

[ˈçemoteʁaˌpiː]

/[ˈçemoteʁaˌpiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chemotherapie” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,877
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behandlung von Krebs mit Medikamenten

Corpus desk

Index DE-chemotherapie · Chemotherapie · German

Chemotherapie · rank #23,877 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,877
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chain

Nearest frequency peer: chain (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Chemotherapie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Chemotherapie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chemotherapie
PropertyValue
HeadwordChemotherapie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈçemoteʁaˌpiː]
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,877
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Chemotherapie“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Chemotherapieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „chain“ (#23,876), „cobra“ (#23,878), „catering“ (#23,875). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chemotherapie“ bei #23,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Chemotherapie (IPA [ˈçemoteʁaˌpiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,877 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Behandlung von Krebs mit Medikamenten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chemotherapie, with forms such as "cchemotherapie", "cehmotherapie", and "chemmotherapie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Chemotherapie, spelled C-H-E-M-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behandlung von Krebs mit Medikamenten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Von der aufzehrenden Chemotherapie gezeichnet, wenden sich alle seine früheren „Freunde“ von ihm ab.
  2. „Ihre Chemotherapie hatte Anfang November begonnen, und bald darauf hatte sie alle Haare verloren.“

This word in other languages

chemotherapy(English)quimioterapia(Español)chimiothérapie(Français)quimioterapia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchemotherapie
  • cehmotherapie
  • chemmotherapie
  • chemohterapie
  • chemotehrapie
  • chemothearpie
  • chemotheraipe
  • chemotherapei
  • chemotherappie
  • chemotherpaie
  • chemotherrapie
  • chemothherapie
  • chemothreapie
  • chemottherapie
  • chemtoherapie
  • cheomtherapie
  • chhemotherapie
  • chmeotherapie
  • hcemotherapie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chemotherapie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchemotherapie1cehmotherapie2chemmotherapie1chemohterapie2chemotehrapie2chemothearpie2chemotheraipe2chemotherapei2
Edit distance from "Chemotherapie"

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 "Chemotherapie"?
"Chemotherapie" is spelled C-H-E-M-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈçemoteʁaˌpiː].
What does "Chemotherapie" mean?
As a noun, "Chemotherapie" means: Behandlung von Krebs mit Medikamenten
What are common misspellings of "Chemotherapie"?
Common misspellings include "cchemotherapie", "cehmotherapie", "chemmotherapie", "chemohterapie", "chemotehrapie". The correct spelling is "Chemotherapie".
How do you pronounce "Chemotherapie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chemotherapie" is [ˈçemoteʁaˌpiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chemotherapie" come from?
"Chemotherapie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dahingestellt#23,884eingerichtete#23,902eingewechselt#23,903aufgeschlagen#23,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Drogenhandel19 variantsentscheidest19 variantsaufdringlich19 variantsFrankenstein19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list