Krebsforschung
German, noun[ˈkʁeːpsˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]
Krebsforschung is spelled K-R-E-B-S-F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G (14 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krebsforschung is a German feminine noun meaning “cancer research” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit den Ursachen, der Behandlung und dergleichen von bösartigen Tumoren”.
What does Krebsforschung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecancer research
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit den Ursachen, der Behandlung und dergleichen von bösartigen Tumoren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Krebsforschung
- Krebsforschungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krebsforschung?
- [ˈkʁeːpsˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]
- [ˈkʁɛpsˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Krebsforschung in German?
Krebsforschung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).