Krebsleiden
[ˈkʁeːpsˌlaɪ̯dn̩]
The verdict
“Krebsleiden” is uncommon German (frequency #94,519 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,519
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Krankheit oder Gebrechen, das durch Krebs verursacht wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krebsleiden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁeːpsˌlaɪ̯dn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #94,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Krebsleiden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Krebsleiden is uncommon German at frequency #94,519 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁeːpsˌlaɪ̯dn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krankheit oder Gebrechen, das durch Krebs verursacht wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Krebsleiden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Krebsleiden, spelled K-R-E-B-S-L-E-I-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Krankheit oder Gebrechen, das durch Krebs verursacht wird
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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Using “Krebsleiden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-E-B-S-L-E-I-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁeːpsˌlaɪ̯dn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.