kritikfähig
[kʁiˈtiːkˌfɛːɪç]
The verdict
“kritikfähig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - in der Lage, Kritik zu ertragen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kritikfahig · kritikfähig · German
kritikfähig · 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 | kritikfähig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kʁiˈtiːkˌfɛːɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kritikfähig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kritikfähig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kʁiˈtiːkˌfɛːɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kritikfähig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kritikfähig, spelled K-R-I-T-I-K-F-Ä-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1in der Lage, Kritik zu ertragen
- 2in der Lage, etwas zu kritisieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kritikfähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Thaksin galt außerdem nicht gerade als kritikfähig. Die Anschuldigungen wegen des Shin-Corp-Deals quittierte er mit einer Mischung aus Missachtung und Gleichgültigkeit.“
Antonyms
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.