funkelnde

[ˈfʊŋkl̩ndə]

/[ˈfʊŋkl̩ndə]/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“funkelnde” is uncommon German (frequency #83,981 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,981
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd

Corpus desk

Index DE-funkelnde · funkelnde · German

funkelnde · rank #83,981 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,981
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fruchtige

Nearest frequency peer: fruchtige (-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 „funkelnde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for funkelnde
PropertyValue
Headwordfunkelnde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʊŋkl̩ndə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,981
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „funkelnde“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).funkelndefällt 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: „fruchtige“ (#83,980), „Funkenflug“ (#83,982), „Friedenspolitik“ (#83,979). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „funkelnde“ bei #83,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

funkelnde is uncommon German at frequency #83,981 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʊŋkl̩ndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for funkelnde in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is funkelnde, spelled F-U-N-K-E-L-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd

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 "funkelnde"?
"funkelnde" is spelled F-U-N-K-E-L-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊŋkl̩ndə].
What does "funkelnde" mean?
As an adjective, "funkelnde" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs funkelnd
How do you pronounce "funkelnde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funkelnde" is [ˈfʊŋkl̩ndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funkelnde" come from?
"funkelnde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fruchtige#83,980Fremdling#83,977Feuerland#83,955geimpften#84,008

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list