Funkenflug
[ˈfʊŋkn̩ˌfluːk]
The verdict
“Funkenflug” is uncommon German (frequency #83,982 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,982
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural selten, auch Funken, die durch Luftströmung von einer Brand- oder Feuerstelle (immerzu) fortgetragen werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-funkenflug · Funkenflug · German
Funkenflug · rank #83,982 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,982
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH funkelnde
Nearest frequency peer: funkelnde (-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 „Funkenflug“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Friedenspol…
Friedenspolitik
16,022 corpus weight
- fruchtige
fruchtige
16,021 corpus weight
- funkelnde
funkelnde
16,020 corpus weight
- Funkenflug
Funkenflug
16,019 corpus weight
- Funkkontakt
Funkkontakt
16,018 corpus weight
- Furor
Furor
16,017 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Funkenflug“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Funkenflug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʊŋkn̩ˌfluːk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #83,982 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Funkenflug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Funkenflug is uncommon German at frequency #83,982 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊŋkn̩ˌfluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural selten, auch Funken, die durch Luftströmung von einer Brand- oder Feuerstelle (immerzu) fortgetragen werden".
Zero misspellings are on record for Funkenflug in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Funkenflug, spelled F-U-N-K-E-N-F-L-U-G.
Definition
- 1Plural selten, auch Funken, die durch Luftströmung von einer Brand- oder Feuerstelle (immerzu) fortgetragen werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Funkenflug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als ihr Geschäftsführer mit einer Trennscheibe Arbeiten in dem Holzbau durchführte, kam es zum Funkenflug und Entzündung des Gebäudes.“
„Im Beispiel der funkensprühenden Lokomotiven wird auch nicht angenommen, daß der Bauer eine Obliegenheit hat, die Erfüllung der Pflicht, bestimmte den Funkenflug reduzierende Geräte in die Lokomotiven einzubauen, zu überwachen.“
Antonyms
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.
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