funkelt

[ˈfʊŋkl̩t]

/[ˈfʊŋkl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“funkelt” is uncommon German (frequency #60,585 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,585
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-funkelt · funkelt · German

funkelt · rank #60,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,585
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fundamentaler

Nearest frequency peer: fundamentaler (-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 „funkelt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for funkelt
PropertyValue
Headwordfunkelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʊŋkl̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,585
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „funkelt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.funkeltfällt 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: „fundamentaler“ (#60,584), „Funkgeräte“ (#60,586), „frühem“ (#60,583). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „funkelt“ bei #60,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

funkelt is uncommon German at frequency #60,585 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʊŋkl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for funkelt in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is funkelt, spelled F-U-N-K-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funkeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funkeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funkeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I 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 "funkelt"?
"funkelt" is spelled F-U-N-K-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊŋkl̩t].
What does "funkelt" mean?
As a verb, "funkelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funkeln
How do you pronounce "funkelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funkelt" is [ˈfʊŋkl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funkelt" come from?
"funkelt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Gessler#60,612getaner#60,614gevotet#60,616erzwang#60,541

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list