kritischer

[ˈkʁiːtɪʃɐ]

/[ˈkʁiːtɪʃɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“kritischer” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,467
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kritischer · kritischer · German

kritischer · rank #11,467 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,467
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kreativen

Nearest frequency peer: kreativen (-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 „kritischer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kritischer“ 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).

kritischer vs kritisches
90% similar
kritischer vs kritisch
80% similar
kritischer vs kritische
90% similar

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

Key facts for kritischer
PropertyValue
Headwordkritischer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʁiːtɪʃɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,467
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kritischer“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kreativen“ (#11,466), „kurzzeitig“ (#11,468), „Konflikten“ (#11,465). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kritischer“ bei #11,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around kritischer (IPA [ˈkʁiːtɪʃɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,467 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for kritischer, with forms such as "kirtischer", "kkritischer", and "kriitscher". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "kritisches", "kritisch", "kritische", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kritischer, spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kritisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kirtischer
  • kkritischer
  • kriitscher
  • kriticsher
  • kritisccher
  • kritiscehr
  • kritischerr
  • kritischher
  • kritischre
  • kritishcer
  • kritisscher
  • kritsicher
  • krittischer
  • krritischer
  • krtiischer
  • rkitischer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kritischer - 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.

kirtischer2kkritischer1kriitscher2kriticsher2kritisccher1kritiscehr2kritischerr1kritischher1
Edit distance from "kritischer"

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

Same letter count

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

kurzzeitig#11,468Konflikten#11,465Heimatland#11,451Nahverkehr#11,486

Similar misspelling depth

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

Lügenpresse16 variantsNationalrat16 variantsolympische16 variantsRecherchen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list