Which to use
“Kliniken” and “Kritiken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,391
- “Kliniken” frequency rank
- #16,761
- “Kritiken” frequency rank
- 26152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kliniken | Kritiken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Klinik | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kritik |
Where the eye mixes Kliniken and Kritiken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Kliniken and Kritiken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Kliniken and Kritiken
A purely visual mix-up. Kliniken ([ˈkliːnɪkn̩]) and Kritiken ([kʁiˈtiːkən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kliniken is recorded at frequency rank #9,391, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkliːnɪkn̩]. Kritiken is at rank #16,761, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁiˈtiːkən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26152, this pair ranks #1,822,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kliniken vs Kritiken
Shared letters: eikn. Private to "Kliniken": l. Private to "Kritiken": rt.
"Kliniken" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "Kritiken" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kliniken" for "Kritiken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kliniken" vs "Kritiken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kliniken" and "Kritiken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kliniken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kritiken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kliniken" and "Kritiken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kliniken vs Klinke". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,822,369 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.