Krebsrisiko

[ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko]

/[ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krebsrisiko” is uncommon German (frequency #70,491 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,491
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Risiko des Auftretens einer Krebserkrankung

Corpus desk

Index DE-krebsrisiko · Krebsrisiko · German

Krebsrisiko · rank #70,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,491
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krebsgeschwür

Nearest frequency peer: Krebsgeschwür (-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 „Krebsrisiko“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Krebsrisiko“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krebsrisiko
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrebsrisiko
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krebsrisiko“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Krebsrisikofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krebsgeschwür“ (#70,490), „kribbelt“ (#70,493), „kramen“ (#70,488). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krebsrisiko“ bei #70,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krebsrisiko is uncommon German at frequency #70,491 among 4,158 “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

  1. 1
    Risiko des Auftretens einer Krebserkrankung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Krebsrisiko appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Für Raucher besteht ein erhöhtes Krebsrisiko.
  2. „Alkohol wirkt als Zellgift und schädigt die Erbsubstanz der Schleimhäute, der Speiseröhre und der Leber. Dies erhöht das Krebsrisiko.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Krebsrisiko"?
"Krebsrisiko" is spelled K-R-E-B-S-R-I-S-I-K-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko].
What does "Krebsrisiko" mean?
As a noun, "Krebsrisiko" means: Risiko des Auftretens einer Krebserkrankung
How do you pronounce "Krebsrisiko"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krebsrisiko" is [ˈkʁeːpsˌʁiːziko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krebsrisiko" come from?
"Krebsrisiko" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Krebsrisiko", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kriegsopfer#70,494Komödianten#70,475Komponistin#70,474Klappentext#70,460

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list