Which to use
“kritisch” and “kritisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,465
- “kritisch” frequency rank
- #24,806
- “kritisches” frequency rank
- 28271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritisch | kritisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bedrohlich, entscheidend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritisch and kritisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses kritisch with kritisches
A purely visual mix-up. kritisch ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃ]) and kritisches ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃəs]) 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 “kritisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28271, 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]. kritisches is at rank #24,806, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪʃəs].
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 28271, this pair ranks #1,787,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kritisch vs kritisches
Shared letters: chikrst. Private to "kritisch": -. Private to "kritisches": e.
"kritisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC · "kritisches" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritisch ← kirtisch · kkritisch · kriitsch · kriticsh · kritiscch · kritischh · kritishc · kritissch
- kritisches ← kirtisches · kkritisches · kriitsches · kriticshes · kritiscches · kritiscehs · kritischess · kritischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kritisch" and "kritisches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kritisch" vs "kritisches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "kritisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritisch" and "kritisches" 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 #1,787,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.