praktizierenvspraktizierteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: praktizieren is a verb, praktizierte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“praktizieren” is a verb and “praktizierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,347
“praktizieren” frequency rank
#35,387
“praktizierte” frequency rank
54734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature praktizieren praktizierte
Definition etwas in die Praxis umsetzen, etwas in der Praxis anwenden; etwas ausüben Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs praktiziert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set praktizieren and praktizierte apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
praktizieren
12 ch
praktizierte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: praktizieren is [pʁaktiˈt͡siːʁən] while praktizierte is [pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

praktizieren is recorded at frequency rank #19,347, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁaktiˈt͡siːʁən]. praktizierte is at rank #35,387, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 54734, this pair ranks #1,007,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of praktizieren vs praktizierte

Shared letters: aeikprtz. Private to "praktizieren": n. Private to "praktizierte": -.

"praktizieren" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "praktizierte" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • praktizierenparktizieren · ppraktizieren · prakitzieren · prakktizieren · praktiizeren · praktizeiren · praktizieern · praktizierenn
  • praktizierteparktizierte · ppraktizierte · prakitzierte · prakktizierte · praktiizerte · praktizeirte · praktizieret · praktizierrte

Frequency comparison

praktizieren#19,347
praktizierte#35,387

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "praktizieren" and "praktizierte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "praktizieren" is a verb and "praktizierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "praktizieren" or "praktizierte"?
"praktizieren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,347 in our German list, against #35,387 for "praktizierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering praktizieren vs praktizierte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “praktizieren”; for an adjective, it's “praktizierte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “praktizieren” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list