# criteria vs criterion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### criteria
*noun · IPA /kɹaɪˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #5,023*
plural of criterion

### criterion
*noun · IPA /kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/ · frequency rank #15,790*
A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/criteria-vs-criterion