kritisiert

[kʁitiˈziːɐ̯t]

/[kʁitiˈziːɐ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“kritisiert” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,662
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kritisieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-kritisiert · kritisiert · German

kritisiert · rank #2,662 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,662
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriege

Nearest frequency peer: Kriege (-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 „kritisiert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kritisiert“ 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).

kritisiert vs kritisierte
91% similar
kritisiert vs kritisierten
83% similar
kritisiert vs kritisiere
90% similar

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

Key facts for kritisiert
PropertyValue
Headwordkritisiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁitiˈziːɐ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,662
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kritisiert“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kritisiertliegt 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: „Kriege“ (#2,661), „Kräfte“ (#2,663), „kleinere“ (#2,660). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kritisiert“ bei #2,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around kritisiert (IPA [kʁitiˈziːɐ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,662 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kritisieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for kritisiert, with forms such as "kirtisiert", "kkritisiert", and "kriitsiert". 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, "kritisierte", "kritisierten", "kritisiere", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kritisiert, spelled K-R-I-T-I-S-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kritisieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kirtisiert
  • kkritisiert
  • kriitsiert
  • kritiisert
  • kritiseirt
  • kritisierrt
  • kritisiertt
  • kritisietr
  • kritisiret
  • kritissiert
  • kritsiiert
  • krittisiert
  • krritisiert
  • krtiisiert
  • rkitisiert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kirtisiert2kkritisiert1kriitsiert2kritiisert2kritiseirt2kritisierrt1kritisiertt1kritisietr2
Edit distance from "kritisiert"

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

Same letter count

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

Hochschule#2,656geschlagen#2,654Nachfolger#2,670ermöglicht#2,646

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

diskutiert15 variantsverurteilt15 variantsBotschaft15 variantseinerseits15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list