Krebsgeschwür
[ˈkʁeːpsɡəˌʃvyːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Krebsgeschwür” is uncommon German (frequency #70,490 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,490
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Geschwür, wie es bei einer Krebserkrankung auftritt
Corpus desk
Index DE-krebsgeschwur · Krebsgeschwür · German
Krebsgeschwür · rank #70,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,490
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Krebsrisiko
Nearest frequency peer: Krebsrisiko (+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 „Krebsgeschwür“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kraftaufwand
Kraftaufwand
29,515 corpus weight
- Kraichgau
Kraichgau
29,514 corpus weight
- kramen
kramen
29,513 corpus weight
- Krebsgeschw…
Krebsgeschwür
29,511 corpus weight
- Krebsrisiko
Krebsrisiko
29,510 corpus weight
- kribbelt
kribbelt
29,508 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Krebsgeschwür“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krebsgeschwür |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁeːpsɡəˌʃvyːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #70,490 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krebsgeschwür“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krebsgeschwür is uncommon German at frequency #70,490 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁeːpsɡəˌʃvyːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Krebsgeschwür in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Krebsgeschwür, spelled K-R-E-B-S-G-E-S-C-H-W-Ü-R.
Definition
- 1ein Geschwür, wie es bei einer Krebserkrankung auftritt
- 2ein Übel, das unaufhaltsam um sich greift
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krebsgeschwür appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der Vergangenheit war Microsoft eher durch eine massive Ablehnung von Open Source aufgefallen, deren Firmenchef Steve Ballmer bezeichnete es gar einst als Krebsgeschwür.“
„Als wir näher kommen, erkennen wir, dass die Stadt, die an ihren Rändern wie ein Krebsgeschwür in die Savanne ausfranst, nur aus einstöckigen, aus Lehmziegeln errichteten, wellblechgedeckten Hütten besteht.“
Synonyms
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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