Krebsgang
[ˈkʁeːpsˌɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Krebsgang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sinnbildliches Wort, um einen Rückschritt oder ein Zurückschreiten zu beschreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-krebsgang · Krebsgang · German
Krebsgang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Krebsgang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁeːpsˌɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krebsgang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krebsgang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁeːpsˌɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sinnbildliches Wort, um einen Rückschritt oder ein Zurückschreiten zu beschreiben".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Krebsgang, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Krebsgang, spelled K-R-E-B-S-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1sinnbildliches Wort, um einen Rückschritt oder ein Zurückschreiten zu beschreiben
Synonyms
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.