Which to use
“kriminell” and “kriminellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,967
- “kriminell” frequency rank
- #7,954
- “kriminellen” frequency rank
- 25921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kriminell | kriminellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | straffällig, einer Straftat schuldig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kriminell |
Where the eye mixes kriminell and kriminellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kriminell runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCC) against kriminellen's 11 (CCVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kriminell with kriminellen
A purely visual mix-up. kriminell ([kʁimiˈnɛl]) and kriminellen ([kʁimiˈnɛlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “kriminell” sits inside “kriminellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kriminell is recorded at frequency rank #17,967, classified as anadj, pronounced [kʁimiˈnɛl]. kriminellen is at rank #7,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kʁimiˈnɛlən].
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 25921, this pair ranks #1,825,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kriminell vs kriminellen
Shared letters: eiklmnr. Private to "kriminell": -. Private to "kriminellen": -.
"kriminell" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "kriminellen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kriminell ← kirminell · kkriminell · kriimnell · krimienll · kriminel · kriminlel · kriminnell · krimminell
- kriminellen ← kirminellen · kkriminellen · kriimnellen · krimienllen · krimineleln · kriminelen · kriminellenn · kriminellne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kriminell" and "kriminellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kriminell" or "kriminellen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "kriminell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kriminellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,825,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kriminell" and "kriminellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kriminell vs kriminelles". 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 #1,825,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.