fundamentales

[fʊndamɛnˈtaːləs]

/[fʊndamɛnˈtaːləs]/ adj

The verdict

“fundamentales” is uncommon German (frequency #92,928 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,928
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

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

Key facts for fundamentales
PropertyValue
Headwordfundamentales
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fʊndamɛnˈtaːləs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#92,928
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fundamentales” 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). fundamentales lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fundamentales is uncommon German at frequency #92,928 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fʊndamɛnˈtaːləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fundamentales, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fundamentales, spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination 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 "fundamentales"?
"fundamentales" is spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fʊndamɛnˈtaːləs].
What does "fundamentales" mean?
As an adjective, "fundamentales" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fundamental
How do you pronounce "fundamentales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fundamentales" is [fʊndamɛnˈtaːləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fundamentales" come from?
"fundamentales" 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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Using “fundamentales”

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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fʊndamɛnˈtaːləs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list