Krebsrisiko
[ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko]
The verdict
“Krebsrisiko” is uncommon German (frequency #70,491 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,491
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Risiko des Auftretens einer Krebserkrankung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krebsrisiko |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #70,491 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Krebsrisiko” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Krebsrisiko is uncommon German at frequency #70,491 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Risiko des Auftretens einer Krebserkrankung".
No misspelling variants are generated for Krebsrisiko in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Krebsrisiko, spelled K-R-E-B-S-R-I-S-I-K-O.
Definition
- 1Risiko des Auftretens einer Krebserkrankung
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 “Krebsrisiko”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-E-B-S-R-I-S-I-K-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko] (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.