Which to use
“kriminellen” and “kriminelles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,954
- “kriminellen” frequency rank
- #47,544
- “kriminelles” frequency rank
- 55498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kriminellen | kriminelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kriminell | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kriminell |
Where the eye mixes kriminellen and kriminelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kriminellen and kriminelles follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses kriminellen with kriminelles
A purely visual mix-up. kriminellen ([kʁimiˈnɛlən]) 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 a single letter - n in “kriminellen” becomes s in “kriminelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55498, 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]. 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 55498, this pair ranks #977,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kriminellen vs kriminelles
Shared letters: eiklmnr. Private to "kriminellen": -. Private to "kriminelles": s.
"kriminellen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC · "kriminelles" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kriminellen ← kirminellen · kkriminellen · kriimnellen · krimienllen · krimineleln · kriminelen · kriminellenn · kriminellne
- kriminelles ← kirminelles · kkriminelles · kriimnelles · krimienlles · kriminelels · krimineles · kriminelless · kriminellse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kriminellen" and "kriminelles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kriminellen" vs "kriminelles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kriminellen" and "kriminelles" 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 "kriminelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #977,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kriminellen" and "kriminelles" 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 #977,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.