fundamentale

Name: fundamentale, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə]

/[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 45,736
“F” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental

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
Property	Value
Headword	fundamentale
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#26,417
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fundamentale” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fundamentale lands here:

#26,417

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 45,736 “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
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
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.

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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Using “fundamentale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [fʊndamɛnˈtaːlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Fundamente” - see the side-by-side comparison. fundamentale vs Fundamente
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.