praktiziertevspraktiziertenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“praktizierte” and “praktizierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,387
“praktizierte” frequency rank
#46,207
“praktizierten” frequency rank
81594
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature praktizierte praktizierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs praktiziert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs praktiziert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set praktizierte and praktizierten apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
praktizierte
13 ch
praktizierten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. praktizierte ([pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]) and praktizierten ([pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “praktizierte” sits inside “praktizierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

praktizierte is recorded at frequency rank #35,387, classified as anadj, pronounced [pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. praktizierten is at rank #46,207, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩].

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 81594, this pair ranks #172,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of praktizierte vs praktizierten

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

"praktizierte" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVCCV  ·  "praktizierten" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • praktizierteparktizierte · ppraktizierte · prakitzierte · prakktizierte · praktiizerte · praktizeirte · praktizieret · praktizierrte
  • praktiziertenparktizierten · ppraktizierten · prakitzierten · prakktizierten · praktiizerten · praktizeirten · praktizieretn · praktizierrten

Frequency comparison

praktizierte#35,387
praktizierten#46,207

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "praktizierte" and "praktizierten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə] versus [pʁaktiˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "praktizierte" or "praktizierten"?
"praktizierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,387 in our German list, against #46,207 for "praktizierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering praktizierte vs praktizierten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “praktizierte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list