krebserregend

[ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t]

/[ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“krebserregend” is uncommon German (frequency #51,482 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,482
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-krebserregend · krebserregend · German

krebserregend · rank #51,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,482
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kraftstoffe

Nearest frequency peer: Kraftstoffe (-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 „krebserregend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for krebserregend
PropertyValue
Headwordkrebserregend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „krebserregend“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).krebserregendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kraftstoffe“ (#51,481), „kostenpflichtigen“ (#51,479), „Kreuzgang“ (#51,485). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „krebserregend“ bei #51,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

krebserregend is uncommon German at frequency #51,482 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Krankheit Krebs auslösend".

krebserregend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 krebserregend, spelled K-R-E-B-S-E-R-R-E-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Krankheit Krebs auslösend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Einige Schimmelgifte sind krebserregend.

Synonyms

kanzerogenkarzinogen

This word in other languages

carcinogenic(English)cancerígeno(Español)cancérigène(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 "krebserregend"?
"krebserregend" is spelled K-R-E-B-S-E-R-R-E-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t].
What does "krebserregend" mean?
As an adjective, "krebserregend" means: die Krankheit Krebs auslösend
How do you pronounce "krebserregend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krebserregend" is [ˈkʁeːpsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krebserregend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

koordinierten#51,475Kundenberater#51,489Konföderation#51,470Landespolizei#51,502

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list