kritisieren

[kʁitiˈziːʁən]

/[kʁitiˈziːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“kritisieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,687
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fachlich beurteilen, besprechen, beschreiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-kritisieren · kritisieren · German

kritisieren · rank #6,687 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,687
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kreativ

Nearest frequency peer: kreativ (-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 „kritisieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kritisieren“ 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).

kritisieren vs kritisiert
82% similar
kritisieren vs kritisierte
82% similar
kritisieren vs kritisierten
92% similar

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

Key facts for kritisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkritisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁitiˈziːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,687
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kritisieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kritisierenliegt 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: „kreativ“ (#6,686), „körperlich“ (#6,688), „Komplexe“ (#6,685). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kritisieren“ bei #6,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around kritisieren (IPA [kʁitiˈziːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,687 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for kritisieren, with forms such as "kirtisieren", "kkritisieren", and "kriitsieren". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "kritisiert", "kritisierte", "kritisierten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kritisieren, spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    fachlich beurteilen, besprechen, beschreiben
  2. 2
    nicht einverstanden sein, heftig widersprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kritisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Fachpresse kritisierte die Opernaufführung.
  2. „Journalisten kritisierten in Journalen wortreich die Journaille…“

Antonyms

zustimmen

This word in other languages

criticize(English)criticar(Español)critiquer(Français)criticar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kirtisieren
  • kkritisieren
  • kriitsieren
  • kritiiseren
  • kritiseiren
  • kritisieern
  • kritisierenn
  • kritisierne
  • kritisierren
  • kritisireen
  • kritissieren
  • kritsiieren
  • krittisieren
  • krritisieren
  • krtiisieren
  • rkitisieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kritisieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kirtisieren2kkritisieren1kriitsieren2kritiiseren2kritiseiren2kritisieern2kritisierenn1kritisierne2
Edit distance from "kritisieren"

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 "kritisieren"?
"kritisieren" is spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁitiˈziːʁən].
What does "kritisieren" mean?
As a verb, "kritisieren" means: fachlich beurteilen, besprechen, beschreiben
What words are commonly confused with "kritisieren"?
"kritisieren" is commonly confused with "kritisiert", "kritisierte", "kritisierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kritisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kritisieren" is [kʁitiˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kritisieren" come from?
"kritisieren" 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 "kritisieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klimawandel#6,682Italienisch#6,676Institution#6,674Herausgeber#6,668

Similar misspelling depth

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

körperlich16 variantsLebensjahr16 variantsIngolstadt16 variantsgestrichen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list