how to pronounce funktionieren

/ˌfʊŋktsjoˈniːʁən/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of funktionieren is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

funktionieren is pronounced in four syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of funktionieren

1.

2.

3.

iː

4. example pitch curve for pronunciation of funktionieren

test your pronunciation of funktionieren

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of funktionieren

video examples of funktionieren pronunciation

An example use of funktionieren in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… das wird ja nicht funktionieren denn das …”

meanings of funktionieren

verb:

To work, function.

funktionieren frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word funktionieren occurs in german on average 37.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.