Krankheitserreger
[ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Krankheitserreger” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,863 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,863
- frequency rank, German
- 17
- letters
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Organismus oder seltener ein Stoff, der eine Krankheit verursacht
| 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) |
Where “Krankheitserreger” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Krankheitserreger is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,863 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1Organismus oder seltener ein Stoff, der eine Krankheit verursacht
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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.
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.
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Using “Krankheitserreger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T-S-E-R-R-E-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t͡sʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.