Which to use
“kriminell” and “kriminelles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,967
- “kriminell” frequency rank
- #47,544
- “kriminelles” frequency rank
- 65511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kriminell | kriminelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | straffällig, einer Straftat schuldig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kriminell |
Where the eye mixes kriminell and kriminelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kriminell runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCC) against kriminelles's 11 (CCVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kriminell vs kriminelles
A purely visual mix-up. kriminell ([kʁimiˈnɛl]) and kriminelles ([kʁimiˈnɛləs]) 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 “kriminelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65511, 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]. kriminelles is at rank #47,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kʁimiˈnɛləs].
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 65511, this pair ranks #604,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kriminell vs kriminelles
Shared letters: eiklmnr. Private to "kriminell": -. Private to "kriminelles": s.
"kriminell" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "kriminelles" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kriminell ← kirminell · kkriminell · kriimnell · krimienll · kriminel · kriminlel · kriminnell · krimminell
- kriminelles ← kirminelles · kkriminelles · kriimnelles · krimienlles · kriminelels · krimineles · kriminelless · kriminellse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kriminell" and "kriminelles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kriminell" or "kriminelles" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kriminell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kriminelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #604,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kriminell" and "kriminelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Krimineller 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 #604,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.