praktiziertvspraktizierteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#12,987
“praktiziert” frequency rank
#35,387
“praktizierte” frequency rank
48374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature praktiziert praktizierte
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs praktizieren Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs praktiziert

Where the spellings diverge

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

11 ch
praktiziert
12 ch
praktizierte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: praktiziert is [pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯t] while praktizierte is [pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “praktiziert” sits inside “praktizierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

praktiziert is recorded at frequency rank #12,987, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. 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 48374, this pair ranks #1,250,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of praktiziert vs praktizierte

Shared letters: aeikprtz. Private to "praktiziert": -. Private to "praktizierte": -.

"praktiziert" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVCC  ·  "praktizierte" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • praktiziertparktiziert · ppraktiziert · prakitziert · prakktiziert · praktiizert · praktizeirt · praktizierrt · praktiziertt
  • praktizierteparktizierte · ppraktizierte · prakitzierte · prakktizierte · praktiizerte · praktizeirte · praktizieret · praktizierrte

Frequency comparison

praktiziert#12,987
praktizierte#35,387

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "praktiziert" and "praktizierte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "praktiziert" is a verb and "praktizierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "praktiziert" or "praktizierte"?
"praktiziert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,987 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 praktiziert vs praktizierte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list