kritische

[ˈkʁiːtɪʃə]

/[ˈkʁiːtɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kritische” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,216
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-kritische · kritische · German

kritische · rank #4,216 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,216
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konkret

Nearest frequency peer: konkret (-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 „kritische“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kritische“ 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).

kritische vs kritischen
90% similar
kritische vs kritischer
90% similar
kritische vs kritisches
90% similar

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

Key facts for kritische
PropertyValue
Headwordkritische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʁiːtɪʃə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,216
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kritische“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kritischeliegt 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: „konkret“ (#4,215), „Leo“ (#4,217), „Klassiker“ (#4,214). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kritische“ bei #4,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around kritische (IPA [ˈkʁiːtɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,216 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for kritische, with forms such as "kirtische", "kkritische", and "kriitsche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "kritischen", "kritischer", "kritisches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 kritische, spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kirtische
  • kkritische
  • kriitsche
  • kriticshe
  • kritiscche
  • kritisceh
  • kritischhe
  • kritishce
  • kritissche
  • kritsiche
  • krittische
  • krritische
  • krtiische
  • rkitische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kritische - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kirtische2kkritische1kriitsche2kriticshe2kritiscche1kritisceh2kritischhe1kritishce2
Edit distance from "kritische"

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 "kritische"?
"kritische" is spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːtɪʃə].
What does "kritische" mean?
As an adjective, "kritische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
What words are commonly confused with "kritische"?
"kritische" is commonly confused with "kritischen", "kritischer", "kritisches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kritische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kritische" is [ˈkʁiːtɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kritische" come from?
"kritische" 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 "kritische", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klassiker#4,214Geschenke#4,204scheitern#4,229folgendes#4,198

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

ähnliches14 variantsAbstimmung14 variantsHöhepunkt14 variantsmitmachen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list