Kritikalität
[ˌkʁitikaliˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Kritikalität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand eines Kernreaktors, bei dem eine sich selbst erhaltende Kettenreaktion abläuft
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Index DE-kritikalitat · Kritikalität · German
Kritikalität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kritikalität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkʁitikaliˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kritikalität“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kritikalität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkʁitikaliˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand eines Kernreaktors, bei dem eine sich selbst erhaltende Kettenreaktion abläuft".
Kritikalität doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kritikalität, spelled K-R-I-T-I-K-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Zustand eines Kernreaktors, bei dem eine sich selbst erhaltende Kettenreaktion abläuft
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kritikalität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die erste sich selbst erhaltende Kettenreaktion, die sogenannte erste Kritikalität, fand am 9. Dezember 1981 um 21.11 Uhr im Reaktor des Kernkraftwerkes statt.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.