Kritiker

/[ˈkʁiːtɪkɐ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,366

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Kritiker is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der kritisiert; jemand, der etwas tadelt oder bemängelt Pronounced [ˈkʁiːtɪkɐ]. It ranks #4,366 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kritikern and Kritik.

Key facts for Kritiker
PropertyValue
HeadwordKritiker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːtɪkɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,366
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kritiker in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kritiker is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁiːtɪkɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,366 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kritiker, with forms such as "kirtiker", "kkritiker", and "kriitker". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kritikern", "Kritik", "Kritiken", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kritiker, spelled K-R-I-T-I-K-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der kritisiert; jemand, der etwas tadelt oder bemängelt
  2. 2
    jemand, der beruflich (Kunst-)Werke kritisiert oder streng beurteilt

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kirtiker,kkritiker,kriitker,kritiekr,kritikerr,kritikker,kritikre,kritkier,krittiker,krritiker,krtiiker,rkitiker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kritiker

Misspelling Variants of "Kritiker"

kirtiker8kkritiker9kriitker8kritiekr8kritikerr9kritikker9kritikre8kritkier8
Misspelling Variants of "Kritiker"

Frequency rank: #4,366 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kritiker"?
"Kritiker" is spelled K-R-I-T-I-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːtɪkɐ].
What does "Kritiker" mean?
As a noun, "Kritiker" means: jemand, der kritisiert; jemand, der etwas tadelt oder bemängelt
What words are commonly confused with "Kritiker"?
"Kritiker" is commonly confused with "Kritikern", "Kritik", "Kritiken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kritiker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kritiker" is [ˈkʁiːtɪkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kritiker" come from?
"Kritiker" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.