Funktionsweise
German, noun/fʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːnsˌvaɪ̯zə/
Funktionsweise is spelled F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N-S-W-E-I-S-E (14 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 19,862nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Funktionsweise is a German feminine noun meaning “functionality, working principle, mode of operation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Art und Weise wie etwas funktioniert”.
What does Funktionsweise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefunctionality, working principle, mode of operation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art und Weise wie etwas funktioniert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Funktionsweise
- Funktionsweisen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Funktionsweise?
- Germany /fʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːnsˌvaɪ̯zə/
- /fʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːnsˌvaɪ̯sɛ/
- Austria [-ˌvaɛ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Funktionsweise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Funktionsweise in German?
Funktionsweise appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).