Which to use
“funktionierende” and “funktionierendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,886
- “funktionierende” frequency rank
- #30,067
- “funktionierendes” frequency rank
- 45953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funktionierende | funktionierendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktionierend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktionierend |
Where the eye mixes funktionierende and funktionierendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. funktionierende runs 15 letters (CVCCCVVCVVCVCCV) against funktionierendes's 16 (CVCCCVVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: funktionierende vs funktionierendes
A purely visual mix-up. funktionierende ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndə]) and funktionierendes ([fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndəs]) 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 “funktionierendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45953, 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]. funktionierendes is at rank #30,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndəs].
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 45953, this pair ranks #1,335,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funktionierende vs funktionierendes
Shared letters: defiknortu. Private to "funktionierende": -. Private to "funktionierendes": s.
"funktionierende" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVVCVCCV · "funktionierendes" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funktionierende ← ffunktionierende · fnuktionierende · fukntionierende · funkitonierende · funkktionierende · funktinoierende · funktioinerende · funktioneirende
- funktionierendes ← ffunktionierendes · fnuktionierendes · fukntionierendes · funkitonierendes · funkktionierendes · funktinoierendes · funktioinerendes · funktioneirendes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "funktionierende" and "funktionierendes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "funktionierende" or "funktionierendes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "funktionierende" and "funktionierendes" 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 "funktionierendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,335,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funktionierende" and "funktionierendes" 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 #1,335,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.