funkel

[ˈfʊŋkl̩]

/[ˈfʊŋkl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“funkel” is uncommon German (frequency #73,508 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,508
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funkeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-funkel · funkel · German

funkel · rank #73,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,508
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fuchtel

Nearest frequency peer: Fuchtel (-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 „funkel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for funkel
PropertyValue
Headwordfunkel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʊŋkl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „funkel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fuchtel“ (#73,507), „Frühphase“ (#73,506), „föderale“ (#73,510). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „funkel“ bei #73,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

funkel is uncommon German at frequency #73,508 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʊŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for funkel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is funkel, spelled F-U-N-K-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funkeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funkeln

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 "funkel"?
"funkel" is spelled F-U-N-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊŋkl̩].
What does "funkel" mean?
As a verb, "funkel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funkeln
How do you pronounce "funkel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funkel" is [ˈfʊŋkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funkel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

garnet#73,516Gelege#73,529Gerson#73,535glasig#73,551

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list