# criterion

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/ · frequency rank #15,790

## Definitions
1. A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

## Etymology
From New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion, “a test, a means of judging”), from κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”); see critic.

## Easily confused with
- **criteria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/criteria-vs-criterion)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccriterion`, `cirterion`, `crietrion`, `criteiron`, `criterino`, `criterionn`, `criteroin`, `criterrion`, `critreion`, `critterion`, `crriterion`, `crtierion`, `rciterion`

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