Which to use
“kritischer” and “kritisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,467
- “kritischer” frequency rank
- #24,806
- “kritisches” frequency rank
- 36273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritischer | kritisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch |
Where the eye mixes kritischer and kritisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kritischer and kritisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kritischer and kritisches
A purely visual mix-up. kritischer ([ˈkʁiːtɪʃɐ]) 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 - r in “kritischer” becomes s in “kritisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kritischer is recorded at frequency rank #11,467, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪʃɐ]. 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 36273, this pair ranks #1,619,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kritischer vs kritisches
Shared letters: cehikrst. Private to "kritischer": -. Private to "kritisches": -.
"kritischer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC · "kritisches" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritischer ← kirtischer · kkritischer · kriitscher · kriticsher · kritisccher · kritiscehr · kritischerr · kritischher
- kritisches ← kirtisches · kkritisches · kriitsches · kriticshes · kritiscches · kritiscehs · kritischess · kritischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kritischer" for "kritisches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kritischer" vs "kritisches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kritischer" 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 #1,619,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritischer" 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 #1,619,724 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.