Which to use
“funktionierende” and “funktionierenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,886
- “funktionierende” frequency rank
- #19,914
- “funktionierenden” frequency rank
- 35800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funktionierende | funktionierenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktionierend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktionierend |
Where the eye mixes funktionierende and funktionierenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. funktionierende runs 15 letters (CVCCCVVCVVCVCCV) against funktionierenden's 16 (CVCCCVVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between funktionierende and funktionierenden
A purely visual mix-up. funktionierende ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndə]) and funktionierenden ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndn̩]) 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) - “funktionierende” sits inside “funktionierenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funktionierende is recorded at frequency rank #15,886, classified as anadj, pronounced [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndə]. funktionierenden is at rank #19,914, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndn̩].
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 35800, this pair ranks #1,631,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funktionierende vs funktionierenden
Shared letters: defiknortu. Private to "funktionierende": -. Private to "funktionierenden": -.
"funktionierende" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVVCVCCV · "funktionierenden" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funktionierende ← ffunktionierende · fnuktionierende · fukntionierende · funkitonierende · funkktionierende · funktinoierende · funktioinerende · funktioneirende
- funktionierenden ← ffunktionierenden · fnuktionierenden · fukntionierenden · funkitonierenden · funkktionierenden · funktinoierenden · funktioinerenden · funktioneirenden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "funktionierende" for "funktionierenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "funktionierende" vs "funktionierenden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "funktionierende" and "funktionierenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "funktionierende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funktionierenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,631,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funktionierende" and "funktionierenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funktionierenden vs funktionierendes". 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 #1,631,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.