Which to use
“kritische” and “kritisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,216
- “kritische” frequency rank
- #24,806
- “kritisches” frequency rank
- 29022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritische | kritisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritische and kritisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kritische runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCCV) against kritisches's 10 (CCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kritische vs kritisches
A purely visual mix-up. kritische ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “kritische” sits inside “kritisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29022, 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]. 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 29022, this pair ranks #1,774,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kritische vs kritisches
Shared letters: cehikrst. Private to "kritische": -. Private to "kritisches": -.
"kritische" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCCV · "kritisches" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritische ← kirtische · kkritische · kriitsche · kriticshe · kritiscche · kritisceh · kritischhe · kritishce
- kritisches ← kirtisches · kkritisches · kriitsches · kriticshes · kritiscches · kritiscehs · kritischess · kritischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kritische" and "kritisches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kritische" or "kritisches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kritische" and "kritisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kritische" 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 #1,774,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritische" 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 #1,774,430 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.