Prostatakrebs

[ˈpʁɔstataˌkʁeːps]

/[ˈpʁɔstataˌkʁeːps]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prostatakrebs” is uncommon German (frequency #53,165 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,165
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bösartiger Tumor im Drüsengewebe der Vorsteherdrüse

Corpus desk

Index DE-prostatakrebs · Prostatakrebs · German

Prostatakrebs · rank #53,165 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,165
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Produktionsle…

Nearest frequency peer: Produktionsleiter (-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 „Prostatakrebs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Prostatakrebs
PropertyValue
HeadwordProstatakrebs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁɔstataˌkʁeːps]
Letters13
Frequency rank#53,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Prostatakrebs“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Prostatakrebsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Produktionsleiter“ (#53,164), „provokante“ (#53,166), „preiswerten“ (#53,163). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prostatakrebs“ bei #53,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Prostatakrebs is uncommon German at frequency #53,165 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁɔstataˌkʁeːps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bösartiger Tumor im Drüsengewebe der Vorsteherdrüse".

Zero misspellings are on record for Prostatakrebs in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Prostatakrebs, spelled P-R-O-S-T-A-T-A-K-R-E-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    bösartiger Tumor im Drüsengewebe der Vorsteherdrüse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In Linz wurde erstmals in Österreich eine neue Therapiemethode zur Behandlung von Knochenmetastasen für Patienten mit fortgeschrittenem Prostatakrebs eingesetzt.“
  2. „Nach Angaben der Prostata-Hilfe Deutschland erkranken mehr als 62.000 Männer jedes Jahr neu an Prostatakrebs.“

Synonyms

Prostatakarzinom

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 "Prostatakrebs"?
"Prostatakrebs" is spelled P-R-O-S-T-A-T-A-K-R-E-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɔstataˌkʁeːps].
What does "Prostatakrebs" mean?
As a noun, "Prostatakrebs" means: bösartiger Tumor im Drüsengewebe der Vorsteherdrüse
How do you pronounce "Prostatakrebs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prostatakrebs" is [ˈpʁɔstataˌkʁeːps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prostatakrebs" come from?
"Prostatakrebs" 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 "Prostatakrebs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list