funktionieren
[fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁən]
The verdict
“funktionieren” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,544
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorschriftsmäßig arbeiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-funktionieren · funktionieren · German
funktionieren · rank #2,544 · 19 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,544
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Französische
Nearest frequency peer: Französische (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “funktionieren”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Engel
Engel
97,460 corpus weight
- erstellt
erstellt
97,459 corpus weight
- Französische
Französische
97,458 corpus weight
- funktionier…
funktionieren
97,457 corpus weight
- getrennt
getrennt
97,456 corpus weight
- Haltung
Haltung
97,455 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “funktionieren” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | funktionieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #2,544 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “funktionieren” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around funktionieren (IPA [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,544 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vorschriftsmäßig arbeiten".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for funktionieren, with forms such as "ffunktionieren", "fnuktionieren", and "fukntionieren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "funktioniert", "funktionierte", "funktionierten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is funktionieren, spelled F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1vorschriftsmäßig arbeiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how funktionieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Traktor ist kaputt und funktioniert nicht.
Spruch: „Wenn Du willst, das etwas funktioniert, dann mach' es selbst!“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffunktionieren
- fnuktionieren
- fukntionieren
- funkitonieren
- funkktionieren
- funktinoieren
- funktioineren
- funktioneiren
- funktionieern
- funktionierenn
- funktionierne
- funktionierren
- funktionireen
- funktionnieren
- funktoinieren
- funkttionieren
- funnktionieren
- funtkionieren
- ufnktionieren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of funktionieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "funktionieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "funktionieren". Here's where to go from here.
- "funktionieren" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "funktioniert". View pair
- 19 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,544 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.