Erbkrankheit

[ˈɛʁpkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]

/[ˈɛʁpkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erbkrankheit” is uncommon German (frequency #91,534 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,534
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krankheit, die durch Vererbung an die Nachkommen weitergegeben wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-erbkrankheit · Erbkrankheit · German

Erbkrankheit · rank #91,534 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,534
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH equus

Nearest frequency peer: equus (-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 „Erbkrankheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erbkrankheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordErbkrankheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁpkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erbkrankheit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Erbkrankheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „equus“ (#91,533), „Erbrochenes“ (#91,535), „entziffert“ (#91,532). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erbkrankheit“ bei #91,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erbkrankheit is uncommon German at frequency #91,534 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛʁpkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krankheit, die durch Vererbung an die Nachkommen weitergegeben wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Erbkrankheit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erbkrankheit, spelled E-R-B-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Krankheit, die durch Vererbung an die Nachkommen weitergegeben wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu den Erbkrankheiten gehört neben vielen anderen die Mukoviszidose.
  2. Viele Krankheiten sind in dem Sinne Erbkrankheiten, dass man durch erbliche Veranlagung eine erhöhte Anfälligkeit besitzt, an ihnen zu erkranken; dazu gehört etwa die Adipositas.

This word in other languages

maladie héréditaire(Français)

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 "Erbkrankheit"?
"Erbkrankheit" is spelled E-R-B-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁpkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t].
What does "Erbkrankheit" mean?
As a noun, "Erbkrankheit" means: Krankheit, die durch Vererbung an die Nachkommen weitergegeben wird
How do you pronounce "Erbkrankheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erbkrankheit" is [ˈɛʁpkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erbkrankheit" come from?
"Erbkrankheit" 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 "Erbkrankheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enttäuschter#91,531ernüchternde#91,544Emeritierung#91,518eintreffende#91,515

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list