funktionierender

[fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndɐ]

/[fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“funktionierender” is uncommon German (frequency #62,422 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,422
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 funktionierend

Corpus desk

Index DE-funktionierender · funktionierender · German

funktionierender · rank #62,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,422
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH funktionsfähi…

Nearest frequency peer: funktionsfähigen (+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 „funktionierender“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for funktionierender
PropertyValue
Headwordfunktionierender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndɐ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#62,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „funktionierender“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.funktionierenderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „funktionsfähigen“ (#62,423), „frühstücke“ (#62,420), „Furtwangen“ (#62,424). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „funktionierender“ bei #62,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

funktionierender is uncommon German at frequency #62,422 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fʊŋkt͡si̯oˈniːʁəndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

funktionierender doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists 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 funktionierender, spelled F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N-I-E-R-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

funktionsfähigen#62,423Drittplatzierten#62,330Jugendstrafrecht#62,539konstitutionelle#62,571

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list