Which to use
“kritisch” and “kritischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,465
- “kritisch” frequency rank
- #11,467
- “kritischer” frequency rank
- 14932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritisch | kritischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bedrohlich, entscheidend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritisch and kritischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kritisch runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCC) against kritischer'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 kritischer
A purely visual mix-up. kritisch ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃ]) and kritischer ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃɐ]) 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 “kritischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14932, 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]. kritischer is at rank #11,467, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪʃɐ].
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 14932, this pair ranks #1,947,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kritisch vs kritischer
Shared letters: chikrst. Private to "kritisch": -. Private to "kritischer": e.
"kritisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC · "kritischer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritisch ← kirtisch · kkritisch · kriitsch · kriticsh · kritiscch · kritischh · kritishc · kritissch
- kritischer ← kirtischer · kkritischer · kriitscher · kriticsher · kritisccher · kritiscehr · kritischerr · kritischher
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kritisch" for "kritischer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kritisch" vs "kritischer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "kritischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritisch" and "kritischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kritischem vs kritischer". 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 #1,947,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.