Which to use
“kritisiert” is a verb and “kritisierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,662
- “kritisiert” frequency rank
- #23,598
- “kritisierten” frequency rank
- 26260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kritisiert | kritisierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kritisieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisiert |
Where the eye mixes kritisiert and kritisierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kritisiert runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVVCC) against kritisierten's 12 (CCVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kritisiert with kritisierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kritisiert is [kʁitiˈziːɐ̯t] while kritisierten is [kʁitiˈziːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “kritisiert” sits inside “kritisierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kritisiert is recorded at frequency rank #2,662, classified as averb, pronounced [kʁitiˈziːɐ̯t]. kritisierten is at rank #23,598, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kʁitiˈziːɐ̯tn̩].
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 26260, this pair ranks #1,820,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kritisiert vs kritisierten
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "kritisiert": -. Private to "kritisierten": n.
"kritisiert" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "kritisierten" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kritisiert ← kirtisiert · kkritisiert · kriitsiert · kritiisert · kritiseirt · kritisierrt · kritisiertt · kritisietr
- kritisierten ← kirtisierten · kkritisierten · kriitsierten · kritiiserten · kritiseirten · kritisieretn · kritisierrten · kritisiertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kritisiert" for "kritisierten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kritisiert" or "kritisierten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kritisiert" and "kritisierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kritisiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kritisierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,820,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kritisiert" and "kritisierten" 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 #1,820,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.