Krankheitserreger

Name: Krankheitserreger, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ]

/[ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Krankheitserreger” has 25 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,863
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 25
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Organismus oder seltener ein Stoff, der eine Krankheit verursacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-krankheitserreger · Krankheitserreger · German

Krankheitserreger · rank #38,863 · 25 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #38,863
LEN-MEGA 17 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 25 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Kotflügel

Nearest frequency peer: Kotflügel (-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.

kostengünst…

61,141
Kostprobe

61,140
Kotflügel

61,139
Krankheitse…

61,138
kritisiere

61,137
Krüppel

61,136

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

Key facts for Krankheitserreger
Property	Value
Headword	Krankheitserreger
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ]
Letters	17
Frequency rank	#38,863
Misspellings tracked	25
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Krankheitserreger“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Krankheitserregerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#38,863

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kotflügel“ (#38,862), „kritisiere“ (#38,864), „Kostprobe“ (#38,861). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krankheitserreger“ bei #38,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 25 spelling variants around Krankheitserreger (IPA [ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,863 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Organismus oder seltener ein Stoff, der eine Krankheit verursacht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krankheitserreger, with forms such as "karnkheitserreger", "kkrankheitserreger", and "kraknheitserreger". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Krankheitserreger, spelled K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T-S-E-R-R-E-G-E-R.

Definition

1
Organismus oder seltener ein Stoff, der eine Krankheit verursacht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Bis zu 600.000 Menschen würden sich in deutschen Kliniken jährlich mit Krankheitserregern infizieren, bis zu 40.000 Patienten würden jedes Jahr an diesen Infektionen sterben.“
„Neben dem HI-Virus verlangt Mycobacterium tuberculosis unter den Krankheitserregern inzwischen die meisten Opfer.“

This word in other languages

pathogen(English)agent pathogène(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

karnkheitserreger
kkrankheitserreger
kraknheitserreger
kranhkeitserreger
krankehitserreger
krankheisterreger
krankheitesrreger
krankheitsereger
krankheitsererger
krankheitserreegr
krankheitserregerr
krankheitserregger
krankheitserregre
krankheitserrgeer
krankheitsrereger
krankheitsserreger
krankheittserreger
krankhetiserreger
krankhheitserreger
krankhietserreger
krankkheitserreger
krannkheitserreger
krnakheitserreger
krrankheitserreger
rkankheitserreger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Krankheitserreger"

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 "Krankheitserreger"?

"Krankheitserreger" is spelled K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T-S-E-R-R-E-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ].

What does "Krankheitserreger" mean?

As a noun, "Krankheitserreger" means: Organismus oder seltener ein Stoff, der eine Krankheit verursacht

What are common misspellings of "Krankheitserreger"?

Common misspellings include "karnkheitserreger", "kkrankheitserreger", "kraknheitserreger", "kranhkeitserreger", "krankehitserreger". The correct spelling is "Krankheitserreger".

How do you pronounce "Krankheitserreger"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krankheitserreger" is [ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Krankheitserreger" come from?

"Krankheitserreger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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