Funzel
German, noun/ˈfʊnt͡səl/
Funzel is spelled F-U-N-Z-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 235,032nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Funzel is a German feminine noun meaning “weak lamp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Öl- oder Petroleumlampe”.
What does Funzel mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletelamp
- 2
colloquialfeminineweak lamp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Öl- oder Petroleumlampe 2. sehr schwache Lichtquelle
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Funzel
- Funzeln plural
- Funsel variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Funzel?
- /ˈfʊnt͡səl/
- [ˈfʊnt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Funzel in German?
Funzel appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).