Which to use
“funktionell” and “funktionellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,176
- “funktionell” frequency rank
- #38,115
- “funktionellen” frequency rank
- 79291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funktionell | funktionellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von der Funktion her gesehen, die Funktion erfüllend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktionell |
Where the eye mixes funktionell and funktionellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. funktionell runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCVCC) against funktionellen's 13 (CVCCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: funktionell vs funktionellen
A purely visual mix-up. funktionell ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnɛl]) and funktionellen ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnɛlən]) 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) - “funktionell” sits inside “funktionellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79291, 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]. funktionellen is at rank #38,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnɛlən].
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 79291, this pair ranks #219,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of funktionell vs funktionellen
Shared letters: efiklnotu. Private to "funktionell": -. Private to "funktionellen": -.
"funktionell" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC · "funktionellen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funktionell ← ffunktionell · fnuktionell · fukntionell · funkitonell · funkktionell · funktinoell · funktioenll · funktionel
- funktionellen ← ffunktionellen · fnuktionellen · fukntionellen · funkitonellen · funkktionellen · funktinoellen · funktioenllen · funktioneleln
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "funktionell" for "funktionellen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "funktionell" or "funktionellen" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "funktionellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funktionell" and "funktionellen" 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 #219,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.