Kritiken

[kʁiˈtiːkən]

/[kʁiˈtiːkən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kritiken” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,761
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kritik

Corpus desk

Index DE-kritiken · Kritiken · German

Kritiken · rank #16,761 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,761
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kreuzfahrt

Nearest frequency peer: Kreuzfahrt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kritiken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kritiken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kritiken vs Kritiker
88% similar
Kritiken vs Kritikern
89% similar
Kritiken vs Kritik
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kritiken
PropertyValue
HeadwordKritiken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁiˈtiːkən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,761
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kritiken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kritikenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kreuzfahrt“ (#16,760), „kräftiger“ (#16,762), „korrekten“ (#16,759). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kritiken“ bei #16,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Kritiken (IPA [kʁiˈtiːkən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,761 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kritiken, with forms such as "kirtiken", "kkritiken", and "kriitken". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Kritiker", "Kritikern", "Kritik", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kritiken, spelled K-R-I-T-I-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kritik
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kritik
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kritik
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kritik

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kirtiken
  • kkritiken
  • kriitken
  • kritiekn
  • kritikenn
  • kritikken
  • kritikne
  • kritkien
  • krittiken
  • krritiken
  • krtiiken
  • rkitiken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kritiken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kirtiken2kkritiken1kriitken2kritiekn2kritikenn1kritikken1kritikne2kritkien2
Edit distance from "Kritiken"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kritiken"?
"Kritiken" is spelled K-R-I-T-I-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁiˈtiːkən].
What does "Kritiken" mean?
As a noun, "Kritiken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kritik
What words are commonly confused with "Kritiken"?
"Kritiken" is commonly confused with "Kritiker", "Kritikern", "Kritik". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kritiken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kritiken" is [kʁiˈtiːkən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kritiken" come from?
"Kritiken" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kritiken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Keyboard#16,750lockerer#16,772medialen#16,781multiple#16,785

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

korrekten12 variantsKassierer12 variantsHörspiel12 variantsGitarrist12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list