functionalist
/ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪst/
"functionalist" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“functionalist” is uncommon English (frequency #83,264 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,264
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who believes in functionalism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-functionalist · functionalist · English
functionalist · rank #83,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,264
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH funereal
Nearest frequency peer: funereal (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “functionalist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Franko
Franko
16,743 corpus weight
- froyo
froyo
16,740 corpus weight
- Fruitvale
Fruitvale
16,739 corpus weight
- functionali…
functionalist
16,737 corpus weight
- funereal
funereal
16,736 corpus weight
- fye
fye
16,734 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “functionalist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | functionalist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪst/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #83,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “functionalist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
functionalist is uncommon English at frequency #83,264 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who believes in functionalism.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for functionalist, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From functional + -ist. The correct English form is functionalist, spelled F-U-N-C-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1One who believes in functionalism.
Etymology
From functional + -ist.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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