Funchal

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The verdict

“Funchal” is uncommon German (frequency #92,927 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,927
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt auf der portugiesischen Insel Madeira

Corpus desk

Index DE-funchal · Funchal · German

Funchal · rank #92,927 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,927
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fulminant

Nearest frequency peer: fulminant (-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 „Funchal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Funchal
PropertyValue
HeadwordFunchal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,927
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Funchal“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fulminant“ (#92,926), „fundamentales“ (#92,928), „Frühmittelalter“ (#92,925). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Funchal“ bei #92,927. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Funchal is uncommon German at frequency #92,927 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt auf der portugiesischen Insel Madeira".

No misspelling variants are generated for Funchal in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Funchal, spelled F-U-N-C-H-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt auf der portugiesischen Insel Madeira

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Funchal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Funchal wurde Umschlagplatz eines beginnenden Wachstums der Weltwirtschaft.“

This word in other languages

Funchal(Español)Funchal(Français)Funchal(Português)

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 "Funchal"?
"Funchal" is spelled F-U-N-C-H-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Funchal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Funchal" means: Stadt auf der portugiesischen Insel Madeira
How do you pronounce "Funchal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Funchal" is […]. 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 "Funchal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Frevler#92,919fotogen#92,908Flanell#92,899feudale#92,889

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list