fundamentale

[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə]

/[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“fundamentale” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,417
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental

Corpus desk

Index DE-fundamentale · fundamentale · German

fundamentale · rank #26,417 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,417
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fundamental

Nearest frequency peer: fundamental (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fundamentale“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fundamentale“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fundamentale vs Fundamente
75% similar
fundamentale vs fundamentalen
92% similar
fundamentale vs fundamental
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fundamentale
PropertyValue
Headwordfundamentale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,417
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fundamentale“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fundamentaleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fundamental“ (#26,416), „fungierte“ (#26,418), „FSK“ (#26,415). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fundamentale“ bei #26,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around fundamentale (IPA [fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,417 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for fundamentale, with forms such as "ffundamentale", "fnudamentale", and "fudnamentale". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Fundamente", "fundamentalen", "fundamental", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is fundamentale, spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffundamentale
  • fnudamentale
  • fudnamentale
  • funadmentale
  • fundaemntale
  • fundamenatle
  • fundamenntale
  • fundamentael
  • fundamentalle
  • fundamentlae
  • fundamenttale
  • fundametnale
  • fundammentale
  • fundamnetale
  • funddamentale
  • fundmaentale
  • funndamentale
  • ufndamentale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fundamentale - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffundamentale1fnudamentale2fudnamentale2funadmentale2fundaemntale2fundamenatle2fundamenntale1fundamentael2
Edit distance from "fundamentale"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fundamentale"?
"fundamentale" is spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə].
What does "fundamentale" mean?
As an adjective, "fundamentale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
What words are commonly confused with "fundamentale"?
"fundamentale" is commonly confused with "Fundamente", "fundamentalen", "fundamental". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fundamentale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fundamentale" is [fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fundamentale" come from?
"fundamentale" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fundamentale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Festsetzung18 variantsHaftstrafen18 variantshinzugekommen18 variantsdreijährigen18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list