Praktikums

[ˈpʁaktikʊms]

/[ˈpʁaktikʊms]/ noun

The verdict

“Praktikums” is uncommon German (frequency #53,993 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,993
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Praktikum

Corpus desk

Index DE-praktikums · Praktikums · German

Praktikums · rank #53,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,993
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH postel

Nearest frequency peer: postel (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Praktikums“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Praktikums“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Praktikums
PropertyValue
HeadwordPraktikums
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁaktikʊms]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Praktikums“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Praktikumsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „postel“ (#53,992), „Predigers“ (#53,994), „Polizeipräsidiums“ (#53,991). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Praktikums“ bei #53,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Praktikums is uncommon German at frequency #53,993 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁaktikʊms]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Praktikum".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Praktikums, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Praktikums, spelled P-R-A-K-T-I-K-U-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Praktikum

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Praktikums"?
"Praktikums" is spelled P-R-A-K-T-I-K-U-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁaktikʊms].
What does "Praktikums" mean?
As a noun, "Praktikums" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Praktikum
How do you pronounce "Praktikums"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Praktikums" is [ˈpʁaktikʊms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Praktikums" come from?
"Praktikums" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Praktikums", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list