fundamentaler

[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlɐ]

/[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“fundamentaler” is uncommon German (frequency #60,584 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,584
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-fundamentaler · fundamentaler · German

fundamentaler · rank #60,584 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,584
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH frühem

Nearest frequency peer: frühem (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fundamentaler“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fundamentaler“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fundamentaler
PropertyValue
Headwordfundamentaler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fʊndamɛnˈtaːlɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#60,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fundamentaler“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fundamentalerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „frühem“ (#60,583), „funkelt“ (#60,585), „Fräsen“ (#60,582). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fundamentaler“ bei #60,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fundamentaler is uncommon German at frequency #60,584 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fʊndamɛnˈtaːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fundamentaler in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fundamentaler, spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental

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 "fundamentaler"?
"fundamentaler" is spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fʊndamɛnˈtaːlɐ].
What does "fundamentaler" mean?
As an adjective, "fundamentaler" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
How do you pronounce "fundamentaler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fundamentaler" is [fʊndamɛnˈtaːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fundamentaler" come from?
"fundamentaler" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gesichtsmaske#60,611Feierlichkeit#60,556Fehlbildungen#60,555erleichterten#60,535

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list