fungierten

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

[fʊŋˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]

/[fʊŋˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]/ verb

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

The verdict

“fungierten” is uncommon German (frequency #65,238 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,238
frequency rank, German: 45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fungieren

Key facts for fungierten
Property	Value
Headword	fungierten
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[fʊŋˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#65,238
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fungierten” 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). fungierten lands here:

#65,238

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

fungierten is uncommon German at frequency #65,238 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fʊŋˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for fungierten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 fungierten, spelled F-U-N-G-I-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

1
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fungieren
2
1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fungieren
3
3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fungieren
4
3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fungieren

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 "fungierten"?

"fungierten" is spelled F-U-N-G-I-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fʊŋˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩].

What does "fungierten" mean?

As a verb, "fungierten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fungieren

How do you pronounce "fungierten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fungierten" is [fʊŋˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "fungierten" come from?

"fungierten" 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 “fungierten”

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

The one correct German spelling is F-U-N-G-I-E-R-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.