Karfunkel
[kaʁˈfʊŋkl̩]
The verdict
“Karfunkel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - roter Edelstein
Corpus desk
Index DE-karfunkel · Karfunkel · German
Karfunkel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Karfunkel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁˈfʊŋkl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Karfunkel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Karfunkel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁˈfʊŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Karfunkel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Karfunkel, spelled K-A-R-F-U-N-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1roter Edelstein
- 2tief liegendes Geschwür, das aus mehreren nebeneinanderliegenden Furunkeln besteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Karfunkel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am Finger hatte sie den Karfunkel, den ich kannte, und den sie auf eine Million schätzte, der jedoch nur eine Fälschung war; aber die anderen Steine, die ich an ihr nicht kannte, waren echt, wie ich mich später vergewisserte.“
Synonyms
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.