funktionaler

[ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ]

/[ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“funktionaler” is uncommon German (frequency #65,240 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,240
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-funktionaler · funktionaler · German

funktionaler · rank #65,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,240
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Funkspruch

Nearest frequency peer: Funkspruch (-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 „funktionaler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for funktionaler
PropertyValue
Headwordfunktionaler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „funktionaler“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).funktionalerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Funkspruch“ (#65,239), „fungierten“ (#65,238), „Förderschulen“ (#65,243). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „funktionaler“ bei #65,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

funktionaler is uncommon German at frequency #65,240 among 3,474 “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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "funktionaler"?
"funktionaler" is spelled F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ].
What does "funktionaler" mean?
As an adjective, "funktionaler" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funktional
How do you pronounce "funktionaler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funktionaler" is [ˌfʊŋkt͡si̯oˈnaːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funktionaler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gebäudeteile#65,249gedanklichen#65,250Frauenstimme#65,228Gefahrenzone#65,254

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list