Onkologie

[ˌɔŋkoloˈɡiː]

/[ˌɔŋkoloˈɡiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Onkologie” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,212. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,212
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit der Krankheit Krebs befasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-onkologie · Onkologie · German

Onkologie · rank #33,212 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,212
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH oli

Nearest frequency peer: oli (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Onkologie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Onkologie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Onkologie vs Ökologie
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Onkologie
PropertyValue
HeadwordOnkologie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɔŋkoloˈɡiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,212
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Onkologie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Onkologieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „oli“ (#33,211), „nächstgelegenen“ (#33,210), „Notfällen“ (#33,209). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Onkologie“ bei #33,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Onkologie (IPA [ˌɔŋkoloˈɡiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,212 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Onkologie, with forms such as "nokologie", "oknologie", and "onkkologie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ökologie", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Onkologie, spelled O-N-K-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit der Krankheit Krebs befasst
  2. 2
    Abteilung in einer Klinik, die sich mit der Behandlung von Krebskranken befasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Onkologie hat in den letzten Jahren große Fortschritte gemacht.
  2. „Aber für ein Gespräch auf Zimmer 0034 der Onkologie an der Universitätsklinik Köln war die neue Sprache ungeeignet.“

Synonyms

KrebsforschungKrebsstation

This word in other languages

oncology(English)oncología(Español)oncologie(Français)oncologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nokologie
  • oknologie
  • onkkologie
  • onkloogie
  • onkolgoie
  • onkollogie
  • onkologei
  • onkologgie
  • onkoloige
  • onkoolgie
  • onnkologie
  • onoklogie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Onkologie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nokologie2oknologie2onkkologie1onkloogie2onkolgoie2onkollogie1onkologei2onkologgie1
Edit distance from "Onkologie"

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 "Onkologie"?
"Onkologie" is spelled O-N-K-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɔŋkoloˈɡiː].
What does "Onkologie" mean?
As a noun, "Onkologie" means: Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit der Krankheit Krebs befasst
What words are commonly confused with "Onkologie"?
"Onkologie" is commonly confused with "Ökologie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Onkologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Onkologie" is [ˌɔŋkoloˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Onkologie" come from?
"Onkologie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Notfällen#33,209Notbremse#33,208Missionar#33,192Postillon#33,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Pflaumen12 variantsPiercing12 variantspräzisen12 variantsMalereien12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list