Rundfunk
German, noun/ˈʁʊntfʊŋk/
Rundfunk is spelled R-U-N-D-F-U-N-K (8 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written German, the 7,292nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rundfunk is a German masculine noun meaning “broadcasting (The business or profession of radio and television.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “technische Übertragung von Informationen über Funkwellen mit der Absicht, eine große Anzahl von Empfängern zu…”.
What does Rundfunk mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebroadcasting (The business or profession of radio and television.)
öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunk
- 2
masculineradio (technical means)
Rundfunk und Fernsehen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. technische Übertragung von Informationen über Funkwellen mit der Absicht, eine große Anzahl von Empfängern zu erreichen 2. die Institutionen in ihrer Gesamtheit, die Musik oder Wortbeiträge per Funk verbreiten
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 Rundfunk
- Rundfunks genitive
- Rdf. abbreviation
- Rdfk. abbreviation
- Rundf. abbreviation
- Rundfunkes genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rundfunk?
- /ˈʁʊntfʊŋk/
- [ˈʁʊntˌfʊŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rundfunk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rundfunk in German?
Rundfunk appears 9.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).