praktizieren
The verdict
“praktizieren” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,347 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #19,347
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: etwas in die Praxis umsetzen, etwas in der Praxis anwenden; etwas ausüben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | praktizieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pʁaktiˈt͡siːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #19,347 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “praktizieren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for praktizieren is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁaktiˈt͡siːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,347 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for praktizieren, with forms such as "parktizieren", "ppraktizieren", and "prakitzieren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "praktiziert", "praktizierte", "praktizierten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is praktizieren, spelled P-R-A-K-T-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1etwas in die Praxis umsetzen, etwas in der Praxis anwenden; etwas ausüben
- 2etwas geschickt an einen bestimmten Ort befördern
- 3den Beruf des Arztes ausüben
- 4ein Praktikum durchlaufen
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: parktizieren,ppraktizieren,prakitzieren,prakktizieren,praktiizeren,praktizeiren,praktizieern,praktizierenn,praktizierne,praktizierren,praktizireen,praktizzieren,prakttizieren,praktziieren,pratkizieren,prkatizieren,prraktizieren,rpaktizieren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of praktizieren — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "praktizieren"
Frequency rank: #19,347 in German
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Using “praktizieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-A-K-T-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁaktiˈt͡siːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “praktiziert” — see the side-by-side comparison. praktizieren vs praktiziert
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
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