Which to use
“kritisiere” and “kritisiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,864
- “kritisiere” frequency rank
- #2,662
- “kritisiert” frequency rank
- 41526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritisiere | kritisiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kritisieren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kritisieren |
Where the eye mixes kritisiere and kritisiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kritisiere (CCVCVCVVCV) and kritisiert (CCVCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between kritisiere and kritisiert
A purely visual mix-up. kritisiere ([kʁitiˈziːʁə]) and kritisiert ([kʁitiˈziːɐ̯t]) 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 - e in “kritisiere” becomes t in “kritisiert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41526, 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]. kritisiert is at rank #2,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʁitiˈziːɐ̯t].
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 41526, this pair ranks #1,476,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kritisiere vs kritisiert
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "kritisiere": -. Private to "kritisiert": -.
"kritisiere" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCV · "kritisiert" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritisiere ← kirtisiere · kkritisiere · kriitsiere · kritiisere · kritiseire · kritisieer · kritisierre · kritisiree
- kritisiert ← kirtisiert · kkritisiert · kriitsiert · kritiisert · kritiseirt · kritisierrt · kritisiertt · kritisietr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kritisiere" and "kritisiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kritisiere" vs "kritisiert" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kritisiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kritisiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,476,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritisiere" and "kritisiert" 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 #1,476,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.