kritischen

[ˈkʁiːtɪʃn̩]

/[ˈkʁiːtɪʃn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“kritischen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,731
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kritischen · kritischen · German

kritischen · rank #5,731 · 16 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,731
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konstant

Nearest frequency peer: konstant (-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 „kritischen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kritischen“ 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).

kritischen vs kritischer
90% similar
kritischen vs kritisches
90% similar
kritischen vs Kroatischen
73% similar

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

Key facts for kritischen
PropertyValue
Headwordkritischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʁiːtɪʃn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,731
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kritischen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kritischenliegt 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: „konstant“ (#5,730), „Leib“ (#5,732), „kompletten“ (#5,729). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kritischen“ bei #5,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around kritischen (IPA [ˈkʁiːtɪʃn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,731 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for kritischen, with forms such as "kirtischen", "kkritischen", and "kriitschen". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "kritischer", "kritisches", "Kroatischen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kritischen, spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kirtischen
  • kkritischen
  • kriitschen
  • kriticshen
  • kritiscchen
  • kritiscehn
  • kritischenn
  • kritischhen
  • kritischne
  • kritishcen
  • kritisschen
  • kritsichen
  • krittischen
  • krritischen
  • krtiischen
  • rkitischen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kritischen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kirtischen2kkritischen1kriitschen2kriticshen2kritiscchen1kritiscehn2kritischenn1kritischhen1
Edit distance from "kritischen"

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 "kritischen"?
"kritischen" is spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːtɪʃn̩].
What does "kritischen" mean?
As an adjective, "kritischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
What words are commonly confused with "kritischen"?
"kritischen" is commonly confused with "kritischer", "kritisches", "Kroatischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kritischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kritischen" is [ˈkʁiːtɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kritischen" come from?
"kritischen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kompletten#5,729nachhaltig#5,740Nachweisen#5,743realisiert#5,753

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

verschaffen16 variantsWiedersehen16 variantsArgentinien16 variantsvernünftig16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list