# critical vs industries

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### critical
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #26,813*
sehr wichtig, essentiell, bedenklich, ausschlaggebend, erheblich

### industries
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #22,384*
Plural des Substantivs industry

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/critical-vs-industries