Which to use
“kritisch” and “kritischem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,465
- “kritisch” frequency rank
- #47,545
- “kritischem” frequency rank
- 51010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritisch | kritischem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bedrohlich, entscheidend | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritisch and kritischem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kritisch runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCC) against kritischem's 10 (CCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kritisch with kritischem
A purely visual mix-up. kritisch ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃ]) and kritischem ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃm̩]) 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) - “kritisch” sits inside “kritischem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kritisch is recorded at frequency rank #3,465, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪʃ]. kritischem is at rank #47,545, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪʃm̩].
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 51010, this pair ranks #1,151,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kritisch vs kritischem
Shared letters: chikrst. Private to "kritisch": -. Private to "kritischem": em.
"kritisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC · "kritischem" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritisch ← kirtisch · kkritisch · kriitsch · kriticsh · kritiscch · kritischh · kritishc · kritissch
- kritischem ← kirtischem · kkritischem · kriitschem · kriticshem · kritiscchem · kritiscehm · kritischemm · kritischhem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kritisch" and "kritischem" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kritisch" vs "kritischem" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kritisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kritischem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,151,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritisch" and "kritischem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kritischem vs kritisches". 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 #1,151,955 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.