funktionaler
[ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ]
The verdict
“funktionaler” is uncommon German (frequency #65,240 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,240
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | funktionaler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #65,240 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “funktionaler” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
funktionaler is uncommon German at frequency #65,240 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for funktionaler, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is funktionaler, spelled F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N-A-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N-A-L-E-R - 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.