Which to use
“Kriminelle” is a noun and “kriminellen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,354
- “Kriminelle” frequency rank
- #7,954
- “kriminellen” frequency rank
- 15308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriminelle | kriminellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | straffällige, weibliche Person | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kriminell |
Where the eye mixes Kriminelle and kriminellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Kriminelle runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCCV) 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 Kriminelle with kriminellen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kriminelle is [kʁimiˈnɛlə] while kriminellen is [kʁimiˈnɛlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Kriminelle” sits inside “kriminellen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kriminelle is recorded at frequency rank #7,354, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁimiˈnɛlə]. 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 15308, this pair ranks #1,944,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kriminelle vs kriminellen
Shared letters: eiklmnr. Private to "Kriminelle": -. Private to "kriminellen": -.
"Kriminelle" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCV · "kriminellen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kriminelle ← kirminelle · kkriminelle · kriimnelle · krimienlle · kriminele · kriminelel · kriminlele · kriminnelle
- kriminellen ← kirminellen · kkriminellen · kriimnellen · krimienllen · krimineleln · kriminelen · kriminellenn · kriminellne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kriminelle" and "kriminellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Kriminelle" vs "kriminellen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kriminelle" 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 #1,944,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriminelle" and "kriminellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kriminellen 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 #1,944,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.