Krebs

/kʀeːps/

//kʀeːps// noun

The verdict

“Krebs” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,020 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,020
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caranguejo

Corpus desk

Index PT-krebs · Krebs · Portuguese

Krebs · rank #58,020 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,020
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH koko

Nearest frequency peer: koko (-2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Krebs”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Krebs” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krebs
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrebs
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kʀeːps/
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Krebs” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).Krebscai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “koko” (#58,018), “length” (#58,030), “Lombardia” (#58,035). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “Krebs” fica em #58,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krebs is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,020 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kʀeːps/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "caranguejo".

Krebs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is Krebs, spelled K-R-E-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    caranguejo

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Krebs"?
"Krebs" is spelled K-R-E-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kʀeːps/.
What does "Krebs" mean?
As a noun, "Krebs" means: caranguejo
How do you pronounce "Krebs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krebs" is /kʀeːps/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krebs" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list