Which to use
“kritischem” and “kritisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,545
- “kritischem” frequency rank
- #24,806
- “kritisches” frequency rank
- 72351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritischem | kritisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritischem and kritisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kritischem and kritisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kritischem vs kritisches
A purely visual mix-up. kritischem ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃm̩]) 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 a single letter - m in “kritischem” becomes s in “kritisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72351, 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]. 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 72351, this pair ranks #390,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kritischem vs kritisches
Shared letters: cehikrst. Private to "kritischem": m. Private to "kritisches": -.
"kritischem" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC · "kritisches" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritischem ← kirtischem · kkritischem · kriitschem · kriticshem · kritiscchem · kritiscehm · kritischemm · kritischhem
- kritisches ← kirtisches · kkritisches · kriitsches · kriticshes · kritiscches · kritiscehs · kritischess · kritischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kritischem" and "kritisches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kritischem" vs "kritisches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kritischem" and "kritisches" 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 "kritisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritischem" and "kritisches" 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 #390,792 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.