Kritikaster
[kʁɪtiˈkastɐ]
The verdict
“Kritikaster” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der notorisch an allem und jedem etwas auszusetzen hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-kritikaster · Kritikaster · German
Kritikaster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kritikaster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁɪtiˈkastɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kritikaster“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kritikaster is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁɪtiˈkastɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der notorisch an allem und jedem etwas auszusetzen hat".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kritikaster, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kritikaster, spelled K-R-I-T-I-K-A-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der notorisch an allem und jedem etwas auszusetzen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kritikaster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich brauchte jemanden außerhalb des Circulus vitiosus falscher Bewunderer und mißgünstiger Kritikaster.“
„Wenn ein Kritiker, gleich welcher speziellen Richtung, sein Geschäft besserwisserisch und kleinlich »krittelnd« betreibt, so wird aus ihm in feiner, selbst wiederum kritischer Nuancierung, wie sie das Deutsche seit dem 18. Jahrhundert kennt, ein Kritikaster - ein »Scheinkritiker« gewissermaßen, der sich den bloßen Anschein kritischer Kompetenz gibt.“
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.