Funktastsinn

[ˈfʊŋkˌtastzɪn]

/[ˈfʊŋkˌtastzɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Funktastsinn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine frühere Bezeichnung für das Radarverfahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-funktastsinn · Funktastsinn · German

Funktastsinn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Funktastsinn
PropertyValue
HeadwordFunktastsinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʊŋkˌtastzɪn]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Funktastsinn“ im Deutschen

Funktastsinnschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Funktastsinn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊŋkˌtastzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine frühere Bezeichnung für das Radarverfahren".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Funktastsinn, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Funktastsinn, spelled F-U-N-K-T-A-S-T-S-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine frühere Bezeichnung für das Radarverfahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Funktastsinn findet in der Binnenschifffahrt immer mehr Verwendung.

Synonyms

RadarFunkmessFunkspürsinn

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Funktastsinn"?
"Funktastsinn" is spelled F-U-N-K-T-A-S-T-S-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊŋkˌtastzɪn].
What does "Funktastsinn" mean?
As a noun, "Funktastsinn" means: eine frühere Bezeichnung für das Radarverfahren
How do you pronounce "Funktastsinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Funktastsinn" is [ˈfʊŋkˌtastzɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Funktastsinn" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list