Which to use
“kritisiere” and “kritisieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,864
- “kritisiere” frequency rank
- #6,687
- “kritisieren” frequency rank
- 45551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritisiere | kritisieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kritisieren | fachlich beurteilen, besprechen, beschreiben |
Where the eye mixes kritisiere and kritisieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kritisiere runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVVCV) against kritisieren's 11 (CCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kritisiere with kritisieren
A purely visual mix-up. kritisiere ([kʁitiˈziːʁə]) and kritisieren ([kʁitiˈziːʁən]) 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) - “kritisiere” sits inside “kritisieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kritisiere is recorded at frequency rank #38,864, classified as averb, pronounced [kʁitiˈziːʁə]. kritisieren is at rank #6,687, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁitiˈziːʁən].
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 45551, this pair ranks #1,349,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kritisiere vs kritisieren
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "kritisiere": -. Private to "kritisieren": n.
"kritisiere" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCV · "kritisieren" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritisiere ← kirtisiere · kkritisiere · kriitsiere · kritiisere · kritiseire · kritisieer · kritisierre · kritisiree
- kritisieren ← kirtisieren · kkritisieren · kriitsieren · kritiiseren · kritiseiren · kritisieern · kritisierenn · kritisierne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kritisiere" and "kritisieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kritisiere" or "kritisieren" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kritisiere" and "kritisieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kritisiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kritisieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,349,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritisiere" and "kritisieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kritisiere vs kritisierten". 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 #1,349,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.