Which to use
“kritische” and “kritischem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,216
- “kritische” frequency rank
- #47,545
- “kritischem” frequency rank
- 51761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritische | kritischem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritische and kritischem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kritische runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCCV) 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 kritische with kritischem
A purely visual mix-up. kritische ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “kritische” sits inside “kritischem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kritische is recorded at frequency rank #4,216, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪʃə]. 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 51761, this pair ranks #1,123,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kritische vs kritischem
Shared letters: cehikrst. Private to "kritische": -. Private to "kritischem": m.
"kritische" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCCV · "kritischem" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritische ← kirtische · kkritische · kriitsche · kriticshe · kritiscche · kritisceh · kritischhe · kritishce
- kritischem ← kirtischem · kkritischem · kriitschem · kriticshem · kritiscchem · kritiscehm · kritischemm · kritischhem
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "kritische" 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 #1,123,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritische" 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 #1,123,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.