# Krebs

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,635

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.
2. A city in Oklahoma, United States.

## Etymology
As a German, Alemannic German, and occasionally Danish surname, from the noun Krebs (“crab”).

## Easily confused with
- **kris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krebs-vs-kris)
- **KBs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kbs-vs-krebs)
- **keys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keys-vs-krebs)
- **keeps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keeps-vs-krebs)
- **knees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knees-vs-krebs)
- **Kraus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kraus-vs-krebs)

## Common misspellings (8)
`kerbs`, `kkrebs`, `krbes`, `krebbs`, `krebss`, `kresb`, `krrebs`, `rkebs`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/krebs