Funktechnik
[ˈfʊŋkˌtɛçnɪk]
The verdict
“Funktechnik” is uncommon German (frequency #85,260 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,260
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Technik, mit der man Signale aller Art mit Hilfe modulierter elektromagnetischer Wellen im Radiofrequenzbereich (Radiowellen) drahtlos übertragen kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Funktechnik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʊŋkˌtɛçnɪk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #85,260 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Funktechnik” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Funktechnik is uncommon German at frequency #85,260 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊŋkˌtɛçnɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Technik, mit der man Signale aller Art mit Hilfe modulierter elektromagnetischer Wellen im Radiofrequenzbereich (Radiowellen) drahtlos übertragen kann".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Funktechnik, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Funktechnik, spelled F-U-N-K-T-E-C-H-N-I-K.
Definition
- 1Technik, mit der man Signale aller Art mit Hilfe modulierter elektromagnetischer Wellen im Radiofrequenzbereich (Radiowellen) drahtlos übertragen kann
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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Using “Funktechnik”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-U-N-K-T-E-C-H-N-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʊŋkˌtɛçnɪk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.