Furunkel

[fuˈʁʊŋkl̩]

/[fuˈʁʊŋkl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Furunkel” is uncommon German (frequency #99,831 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,831
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine tiefe, eitrige Entzündung des Haarbalgs und des umliegenden Gewebes

Corpus desk

Index DE-furunkel · Furunkel · German

Furunkel · rank #99,831 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,831
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fulminante

Nearest frequency peer: fulminante (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Furunkel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Furunkel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Furunkel
PropertyValue
HeadwordFurunkel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fuˈʁʊŋkl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Furunkel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Furunkelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fulminante“ (#99,830), „Gamern“ (#99,835), „Ganymed“ (#99,836). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Furunkel“ bei #99,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Furunkel is uncommon German at frequency #99,831 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fuˈʁʊŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine tiefe, eitrige Entzündung des Haarbalgs und des umliegenden Gewebes".

Furunkel has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Furunkel, spelled F-U-R-U-N-K-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine tiefe, eitrige Entzündung des Haarbalgs und des umliegenden Gewebes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn sein Vater dann tatsächlich mit ihm sprach, schreckte Bobby zusammen, als hätte ihm gerade jemand ein Furunkel aufgestochen.“
  2. „Der kleine Horst bekam einen solchen Furunkel kurz nach der Geburt.“

Synonyms

AbszessBlutschwärEitergeschwürEiterbeule

This word in other languages

boil(English)forúnculo(Español)

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 "Furunkel"?
"Furunkel" is spelled F-U-R-U-N-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fuˈʁʊŋkl̩].
What does "Furunkel" mean?
As a noun, "Furunkel" means: eine tiefe, eitrige Entzündung des Haarbalgs und des umliegenden Gewebes
How do you pronounce "Furunkel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Furunkel" is [fuˈʁʊŋkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Furunkel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gasthöfe#99,837frivolen#99,823flushing#99,799geometry#99,870

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list