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“funktionale” and “funktionalen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,139
- “funktionale” frequency rank
- #31,050
- “funktionalen” frequency rank
- 54189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funktionale | funktionalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional |
Where the eye mixes funktionale and funktionalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. funktionale runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCVCV) against funktionalen's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: funktionale vs funktionalen
A purely visual mix-up. funktionale ([ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “funktionale” sits inside “funktionalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funktionale is recorded at frequency rank #23,139, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlə]. 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 54189, this pair ranks #1,028,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funktionale vs funktionalen
Shared letters: aefiklnotu. Private to "funktionale": -. Private to "funktionalen": -.
"funktionale" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV · "funktionalen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funktionale ← ffunktionale · fnuktionale · fukntionale · funkitonale · funkktionale · funktinoale · funktioanle · funktionael
- funktionalen ← ffunktionalen · fnuktionalen · fukntionalen · funkitonalen · funkktionalen · funktinoalen · funktioanlen · funktionaeln
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "funktionale" 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 #1,028,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funktionale" 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 #1,028,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.