Which to use
“kritisieren” and “kritisiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,687
- “kritisieren” frequency rank
- #2,662
- “kritisiert” frequency rank
- 9349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritisieren | kritisiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fachlich beurteilen, besprechen, beschreiben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kritisieren |
Where the eye mixes kritisieren and kritisiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kritisieren runs 11 letters (CCVCVCVVCVC) against kritisiert's 10 (CCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kritisieren and kritisiert
A purely visual mix-up. kritisieren ([kʁitiˈziːʁən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kritisieren is recorded at frequency rank #6,687, classified as averb, pronounced [kʁitiˈziːʁən]. 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 9349, this pair ranks #1,980,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kritisieren vs kritisiert
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "kritisieren": n. Private to "kritisiert": -.
"kritisieren" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC · "kritisiert" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritisieren ← kirtisieren · kkritisieren · kriitsieren · kritiiseren · kritiseiren · kritisieern · kritisierenn · kritisierne
- kritisiert ← kirtisiert · kkritisiert · kriitsiert · kritiisert · kritiseirt · kritisierrt · kritisiertt · kritisietr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kritisieren" and "kritisiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "kritisieren" or "kritisiert" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kritisieren" and "kritisiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kritisieren" 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 #1,980,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritisieren" and "kritisiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kritisiere vs kritisieren". 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 #1,980,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.