kritisiere

[kʁitiˈziːʁə]

/[kʁitiˈziːʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“kritisiere” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,864
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kritisieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-kritisiere · kritisiere · German

kritisiere · rank #38,864 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,864
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krankheitserr…

Nearest frequency peer: Krankheitserreger (-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 „kritisiere“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kritisiere“ 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).

kritisiere vs kritisiert
90% similar
kritisiere vs kritisieren
91% similar
kritisiere vs kritisierte
91% similar

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

Key facts for kritisiere
PropertyValue
Headwordkritisiere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁitiˈziːʁə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,864
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kritisiere“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kritisiereliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Krankheitserreger“ (#38,863), „Krüppel“ (#38,865), „Kotflügel“ (#38,862). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kritisiere“ bei #38,864. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around kritisiere (IPA [kʁitiˈziːʁə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,864 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for kritisiere, with forms such as "kirtisiere", "kkritisiere", and "kriitsiere". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "kritisiert", "kritisieren", "kritisierte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 kritisiere, spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kritisieren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kritisieren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kritisieren
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kritisieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kirtisiere
  • kkritisiere
  • kriitsiere
  • kritiisere
  • kritiseire
  • kritisieer
  • kritisierre
  • kritisiree
  • kritissiere
  • kritsiiere
  • krittisiere
  • krritisiere
  • krtiisiere
  • rkitisiere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kirtisiere2kkritisiere1kriitsiere2kritiisere2kritiseire2kritisieer2kritisierre1kritisiree2
Edit distance from "kritisiere"

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 "kritisiere"?
"kritisiere" is spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁitiˈziːʁə].
What does "kritisiere" mean?
As a verb, "kritisiere" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kritisieren
What words are commonly confused with "kritisiere"?
"kritisiere" is commonly confused with "kritisiert", "kritisieren", "kritisierte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kritisiere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kritisiere" is [kʁitiˈziːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kritisiere" come from?
"kritisiere" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kulturhaus#38,867Ladefläche#38,869Konvergenz#38,858Istanbuler#38,833

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kotflügel14 variantsKostprobe14 variantsinständig14 variantsMietrecht14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list