Funker

[ˈfʊŋkɐ]

/[ˈfʊŋkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Funker” is uncommon German (frequency #55,332 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,332
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Berufsbezeichnung für eine Person, die eine Ausbildung zum Betrieb einer Funkstation absolviert hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-funker · Funker · German

Funker · rank #55,332 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,332
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH frönen

Nearest frequency peer: frönen (-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 „Funker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Funker
PropertyValue
HeadwordFunker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʊŋkɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,332
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Funker“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Funkerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „frönen“ (#55,331), „Funktionsumfang“ (#55,333), „Fructose“ (#55,330). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Funker“ bei #55,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Funker is uncommon German at frequency #55,332 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Funker in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Funker, spelled F-U-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berufsbezeichnung für eine Person, die eine Ausbildung zum Betrieb einer Funkstation absolviert hat
  2. 2
    Soldat des niedrigsten Dienstranges in der Fernmeldetruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bei der Indienststellung 1948 standen im Seetörn für die durchgehende Besetzung der Funkstation drei Funker zur Verfügung, die sich nach einer Wache von vier Stunden Dauer nach Dienstplan ablösten.“
  2. „Inzwischen ist Besuch gekommen, zwei Funker, die freigebig zum Essen eingeladen werden.“

Antonyms

HorcherSignalgast

This word in other languages

wireless operator(English)

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 "Funker"?
"Funker" is spelled F-U-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊŋkɐ].
What does "Funker" mean?
As a noun, "Funker" means: Berufsbezeichnung für eine Person, die eine Ausbildung zum Betrieb einer Funkstation absolviert hat
How do you pronounce "Funker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Funker" is [ˈfʊŋkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Funker" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

frönen#55,331Gatter#55,343felice#55,313genuin#55,353

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list