Funken

[ˈfʊŋkn̩]

/[ˈfʊŋkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Funken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,236
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - glühendes Teilchen einer Materie

Corpus desk

Index DE-funken · Funken · German

Funken · rank #11,236 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,236
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH friends

Nearest frequency peer: friends (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Funken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Funken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Funken vs funkt
50% similar
Funken vs Füssen
50% similar
Funken vs Funk
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Funken
PropertyValue
HeadwordFunken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʊŋkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,236
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Funken“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Funkenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „friends“ (#11,235), „Fächern“ (#11,237), „Frey“ (#11,234). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Funken“ bei #11,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Funken (IPA [ˈfʊŋkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,236 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "glühendes Teilchen einer Materie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Funken, with forms such as "ffunken", "fnuken", and "fuknen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "funkt", "Füssen", "Funk", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Funken, spelled F-U-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    glühendes Teilchen einer Materie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Jedes Jahr erfreuen wir uns in der Silvesternacht an den bunten Funken im Feuerwerk.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffunken
  • fnuken
  • fuknen
  • funekn
  • funkenn
  • funkken
  • funkne
  • funnken
  • ufnken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Funken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffunken1fnuken2fuknen2funekn2funkenn1funkken1funkne2funnken1
Edit distance from "Funken"

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 "Funken"?
"Funken" is spelled F-U-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊŋkn̩].
What does "Funken" mean?
As a noun, "Funken" means: glühendes Teilchen einer Materie
What words are commonly confused with "Funken"?
"Funken" is commonly confused with "funkt", "Füssen", "Funk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Funken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Funken" is [ˈfʊŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Funken" come from?
"Funken" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Flüsse#11,233hahaha#11,250Helena#11,252Hilfen#11,255

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

füttern9 variantsgebannt9 variantsCousine9 variantsKisten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list