Which to use
“funktionale” and “funktionelle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,139
- “funktionale” frequency rank
- #28,197
- “funktionelle” frequency rank
- 51336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funktionale | funktionelle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktionell |
Where the eye mixes funktionale and funktionelle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. funktionale runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCVCV) against funktionelle's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: funktionale vs funktionelle
A purely visual mix-up. funktionale ([ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlə]) and funktionelle ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnɛlə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51336, 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]. funktionelle is at rank #28,197, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnɛlə].
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 51336, this pair ranks #1,139,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funktionale vs funktionelle
Shared letters: efiklnotu. Private to "funktionale": a. Private to "funktionelle": -.
"funktionale" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV · "funktionelle" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- funktionale ← ffunktionale · fnuktionale · fukntionale · funkitonale · funkktionale · funktinoale · funktioanle · funktionael
- funktionelle ← ffunktionelle · fnuktionelle · fukntionelle · funkitonelle · funkktionelle · funktinoelle · funktioenlle · funktionele
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "funktionale" for "funktionelle" ever safe?
Which is more common, "funktionale" or "funktionelle"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "funktionale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funktionelle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,139,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funktionale" and "funktionelle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funktionell vs funktionelle". 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 #1,139,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.