Which to use
“kriminellen” is an adjective and “Krimineller” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,954
- “kriminellen” frequency rank
- #17,059
- “Krimineller” frequency rank
- 25013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kriminellen | Krimineller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kriminell | nach Recht und Gesetz allfällig, straffällige Person, Verbrecher; auch ohne Amtshandlung und polizeilicher Erkennung |
Where the eye mixes kriminellen and Krimineller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kriminellen and Krimineller follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kriminellen and Krimineller
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kriminellen is [kʁimiˈnɛlən] while Krimineller is [kʁimiˈnɛlɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “kriminellen” becomes r in “Krimineller”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kriminellen is recorded at frequency rank #7,954, classified as anadj, pronounced [kʁimiˈnɛlən]. 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 25013, this pair ranks #1,839,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kriminellen vs Krimineller
Shared letters: eiklmnr. Private to "kriminellen": -. Private to "Krimineller": -.
"kriminellen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC · "Krimineller" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kriminellen ← kirminellen · kkriminellen · kriimnellen · krimienllen · krimineleln · kriminelen · kriminellenn · kriminellne
- Krimineller ← kirmineller · kkrimineller · kriimneller · krimienller · kriminelelr · krimineler · kriminellerr · kriminellre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kriminellen" and "Krimineller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kriminellen" or "Krimineller"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kriminellen" and "Krimineller" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kriminellen" 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 #1,839,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kriminellen" 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 #1,839,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.