Funke
German, noun/ˈfʊŋkə/
Funke is spelled F-U-N-K-E (5 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Funke is a German masculine noun meaning “spark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines, in der Luft verbrennendes glühendes Teilchen”.
What does Funke mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespark
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines, in der Luft verbrennendes glühendes Teilchen 2. elektrische Funkenentladung 3. geringe Spur von etwas 4. Akteur im Karneval in der Uniform der ehemaligen Kölner Stadtsoldaten
noun: 1. eine Kurzform für ein Funkgerät
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 Funke
- Funkens genitive
- Funken plural
- Fünkchen diminutive neuter
- Fünklein diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Funke?
- /ˈfʊŋkə/
- [ˈfʊŋkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Funke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Funke in German?
Funke appears 3.7 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).