Which to use
“kritisch” and “kritischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,465
- “kritisch” frequency rank
- #5,731
- “kritischen” frequency rank
- 9196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritisch | kritischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bedrohlich, entscheidend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritisch and kritischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kritisch runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCC) against kritischen's 10 (CCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kritisch and kritischen
A purely visual mix-up. kritisch ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃ]) and kritischen ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃn̩]) 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 “kritischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9196, 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]. kritischen is at rank #5,731, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪʃn̩].
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 9196, this pair ranks #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kritisch vs kritischen
Shared letters: chikrst. Private to "kritisch": -. Private to "kritischen": en.
"kritisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC · "kritischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritisch ← kirtisch · kkritisch · kriitsch · kriticsh · kritiscch · kritischh · kritishc · kritissch
- kritischen ← kirtischen · kkritischen · kriitschen · kriticshen · kritiscchen · kritiscehn · kritischenn · kritischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kritisch" and "kritischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kritisch" or "kritischen" 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 "kritisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kritischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritisch" and "kritischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karibischen vs kritischen". 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 #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.