Funktelefon
[ˈfʊŋkˌteːləfoːn]
The verdict
“Funktelefon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Telefon, das über Funk läuft
Corpus desk
Index DE-funktelefon · Funktelefon · German
Funktelefon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Funktelefon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʊŋkˌteːləfoːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Funktelefon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Funktelefon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊŋkˌteːləfoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Telefon, das über Funk läuft".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Funktelefon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Funktelefon, spelled F-U-N-K-T-E-L-E-F-O-N.
Definition
- 1Telefon, das über Funk läuft
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Funktelefon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Kerl schaffte es sogar mit einem Funktelefon.“
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.