Which to use
“funktionell” and “funktionelle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,176
- “funktionell” frequency rank
- #28,197
- “funktionelle” frequency rank
- 69373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funktionell | funktionelle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von der Funktion her gesehen, die Funktion erfüllend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktionell |
Where the eye mixes funktionell and funktionelle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: funktionell vs funktionelle
A purely visual mix-up. funktionell ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnɛl]) 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 extra letter(s) - “funktionell” sits inside “funktionelle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funktionell is recorded at frequency rank #41,176, classified as anadj, pronounced [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnɛl]. 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 69373, this pair ranks #478,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of funktionell vs funktionelle
Shared letters: efiklnotu. Private to "funktionell": -. Private to "funktionelle": -.
"funktionell" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC · "funktionelle" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- funktionell ← ffunktionell · fnuktionell · fukntionell · funkitonell · funkktionell · funktinoell · funktioenll · funktionel
- funktionelle ← ffunktionelle · fnuktionelle · fukntionelle · funkitonelle · funkktionelle · funktinoelle · funktioenlle · funktionele
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funktionell" and "funktionelle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "funktionell" vs "funktionelle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "funktionell" 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 #478,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funktionell" and "funktionelle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funktionell vs funktionellen". 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 #478,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.