Krebskrankheit
[ˈkʁeːpsˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Krebskrankheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erkrankung an einem bösartigen Tumor
Corpus desk
Index DE-krebskrankheit · Krebskrankheit · German
Krebskrankheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Krebskrankheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁeːpsˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krebskrankheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krebskrankheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁeːpsˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erkrankung an einem bösartigen Tumor".
Krebskrankheit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Krebskrankheit, spelled K-R-E-B-S-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Erkrankung an einem bösartigen Tumor
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Krebskrankheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Koenig vom Hals zu haben war, als habe man eine Krebskrankheit überlebt, und die drei Interviews lagen mir auf der Seele wie eine Überdosis Betty/Beth Short und ihrer letzten schäbigen Monate auf Erden.“
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.