Which to use
“kritischem” and “kritischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,545
- “kritischem” frequency rank
- #11,467
- “kritischer” frequency rank
- 59012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritischem | kritischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritischem and kritischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kritischem and kritischer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kritischem and kritischer
A purely visual mix-up. kritischem ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃm̩]) 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 a single letter - m in “kritischem” becomes r in “kritischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kritischem is recorded at frequency rank #47,545, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪʃm̩]. 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 59012, this pair ranks #840,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kritischem vs kritischer
Shared letters: cehikrst. Private to "kritischem": m. Private to "kritischer": -.
"kritischem" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC · "kritischer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritischem ← kirtischem · kkritischem · kriitschem · kriticshem · kritiscchem · kritiscehm · kritischemm · kritischhem
- kritischer ← kirtischer · kkritischer · kriitscher · kriticsher · kritisccher · kritiscehr · kritischerr · kritischher
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kritischem" and "kritischer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kritischem" 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 #840,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritischem" and "kritischer" 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 #840,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.