Which to use
“Kriminelle” and “Krimineller” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,354
- “Kriminelle” frequency rank
- #17,059
- “Krimineller” frequency rank
- 24413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kriminelle | Krimineller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | straffällige, weibliche Person | nach Recht und Gesetz allfällig, straffällige Person, Verbrecher; auch ohne Amtshandlung und polizeilicher Erkennung |
Where the eye mixes Kriminelle and Krimineller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Kriminelle runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCCV) against Krimineller's 11 (CCVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kriminelle vs Krimineller
A purely visual mix-up. Kriminelle ([kʁimiˈnɛlə]) and Krimineller ([kʁimiˈnɛlɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Kriminelle” sits inside “Krimineller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24413, 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]. Krimineller is at rank #17,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁimiˈnɛlɐ].
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 24413, this pair ranks #1,848,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kriminelle vs Krimineller
Shared letters: eiklmnr. Private to "Kriminelle": -. Private to "Krimineller": -.
"Kriminelle" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCV · "Krimineller" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kriminelle ← kirminelle · kkriminelle · kriimnelle · krimienlle · kriminele · kriminelel · kriminlele · kriminnelle
- Krimineller ← kirmineller · kkrimineller · kriimneller · krimienller · kriminelelr · krimineler · kriminellerr · kriminellre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kriminelle" for "Krimineller" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Kriminelle" or "Krimineller" show up more?
What to do next
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 "Krimineller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kriminelle" and "Krimineller" 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 #1,848,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.