Which to use
“funktioniere” and “funktioniert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,622
- “funktioniere” frequency rank
- #927
- “funktioniert” frequency rank
- 45549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funktioniere | funktioniert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funktionieren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funktionieren |
Where the eye mixes funktioniere and funktioniert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. funktioniere (CVCCCVVCVVCV) and funktioniert (CVCCCVVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: funktioniere vs funktioniert
A purely visual mix-up. funktioniere ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁə]) and funktioniert ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - e in “funktioniere” becomes t in “funktioniert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funktioniere is recorded at frequency rank #44,622, classified as averb, pronounced [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁə]. funktioniert is at rank #927, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːɐ̯t].
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 45549, this pair ranks #1,349,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funktioniere vs funktioniert
Shared letters: efiknortu. Private to "funktioniere": -. Private to "funktioniert": -.
"funktioniere" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVVCV · "funktioniert" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funktioniere ← ffunktioniere · fnuktioniere · fukntioniere · funkitoniere · funkktioniere · funktinoiere · funktioinere · funktioneire
- funktioniert ← ffunktioniert · fnuktioniert · fukntioniert · funkitoniert · funkktioniert · funktinoiert · funktioinert · funktioneirt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funktioniere" and "funktioniert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "funktioniere" vs "funktioniert" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "funktioniere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funktioniert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,349,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funktioniere" and "funktioniert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funktioniere vs funktionierten". 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 #1,349,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.