krebsartig
[ˈkʁeːpsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“krebsartig” 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) - Anzeichen der Krankheit Krebs^([2]) aufweisend
Corpus desk
Index DE-krebsartig · krebsartig · German
krebsartig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | krebsartig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁeːpsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „krebsartig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
krebsartig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁeːpsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anzeichen der Krankheit Krebs^([2]) aufweisend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for krebsartig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is krebsartig, spelled K-R-E-B-S-A-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1Anzeichen der Krankheit Krebs^([2]) aufweisend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how krebsartig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der zweite Fall betraf Wucherungen an der Vorhaut, die man als syphilitische ansah, in denen aber das Mikroskop die krebsartige Natur nachwies.“
This word in other languages
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.