funny

[ˈfʌni]

/[ˈfʌni]/ adj

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The verdict

“funny” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,609. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,609
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lustig, drollig, komisch, witzig, spaßig

Corpus desk

Index DE-funny · funny · German

funny · rank #21,609 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,609
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fundort

Nearest frequency peer: Fundort (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „funny“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „funny“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

funny vs fürn
40% similar
funny vs fury
60% similar
funny vs funzt
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for funny
PropertyValue
Headwordfunny
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʌni]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,609
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „funny“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).funnyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fundort“ (#21,608), „förderlich“ (#21,610), „füreinander“ (#21,611). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „funny“ bei #21,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around funny (IPA [ˈfʌni]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,609 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for funny, with forms such as "ffunny", "fnuny", and "funnyy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "fürn", "fury", "funzt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is funny, spelled F-U-N-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    lustig, drollig, komisch, witzig, spaßig
  2. 2
    seltsam, ungewöhnlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. That's a funny party.
  2. The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffunny
  • fnuny
  • funnyy
  • funy
  • funyn
  • ufnny

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of funny - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffunny1fnuny2funnyy1funy1funyn2ufnny2
Edit distance from "funny"

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 "funny"?
"funny" is spelled F-U-N-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʌni].
What does "funny" mean?
As an adjective, "funny" means: lustig, drollig, komisch, witzig, spaßig
What words are commonly confused with "funny"?
"funny" is commonly confused with "fürn", "fury", "funzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "funny"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funny" is [ˈfʌni]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funny" come from?
"funny" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gemüt#21,616grabe#21,633Duett#21,576cards#21,563

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Gong6 variantsraste6 variantsunsre6 variantsSeile6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list