Which to use
“funktional” and “funktionalen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,556
- “funktional” frequency rank
- #31,050
- “funktionalen” frequency rank
- 56606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funktional | funktionalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Hinblick auf die Funktion, die Funktion berücksichtigend/einbeziehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional |
Where the eye mixes funktional and funktionalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: funktional vs funktionalen
A purely visual mix-up. funktional ([ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːl]) and funktionalen ([ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “funktional” sits inside “funktionalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funktional is recorded at frequency rank #25,556, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːl]. funktionalen is at rank #31,050, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlən].
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 56606, this pair ranks #933,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funktional vs funktionalen
Shared letters: afiklnotu. Private to "funktional": -. Private to "funktionalen": e.
"funktional" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "funktionalen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funktional ← ffunktional · fnuktional · fukntional · funkitonal · funkktional · funktinoal · funktioanl · funktionall
- funktionalen ← ffunktionalen · fnuktionalen · fukntionalen · funkitonalen · funkktionalen · funktinoalen · funktioanlen · funktionaeln
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "funktional" and "funktionalen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "funktional" or "funktionalen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "funktional" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funktionalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #933,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funktional" and "funktionalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funktionalen vs Funktionären". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #933,815 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.