karzinogen

[kaʁt͡sinoˈɡeːn]

/[kaʁt͡sinoˈɡeːn]/ adj

The verdict

“karzinogen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krebs auslösend, Krebs verursachend

Corpus desk

Index DE-karzinogen · karzinogen · German

karzinogen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for karzinogen
PropertyValue
Headwordkarzinogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaʁt͡sinoˈɡeːn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „karzinogen“ im Deutschen

karzinogensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

karzinogen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaʁt͡sinoˈɡeːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krebs auslösend, Krebs verursachend".

karzinogen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is karzinogen, spelled K-A-R-Z-I-N-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Krebs auslösend, Krebs verursachend

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "karzinogen"?
"karzinogen" is spelled K-A-R-Z-I-N-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁt͡sinoˈɡeːn].
What does "karzinogen" mean?
As an adjective, "karzinogen" means: Krebs auslösend, Krebs verursachend
How do you pronounce "karzinogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "karzinogen" is [kaʁt͡sinoˈɡeːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "karzinogen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list