# funky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fʌŋki/ · frequency rank #12,425

## Definitions
1. Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
2. Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
3. Cool; great; excellent.
4. Having a foul or unpleasant smell.
5. Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
6. Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

## Etymology
From funk + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **fury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funky-vs-fury)
- **funny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funky-vs-funny)
- **fuzzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funky-vs-fuzzy)
- **furry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funky-vs-furry)
- **fussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funky-vs-fussy)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fun-vs-funky)
- **fuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuck-vs-funky)
- **fund** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fund-vs-funky)
- **funk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funk-vs-funky)
- **fink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fink-vs-funky)
- **fung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fung-vs-funky)
- **fully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fully-vs-funky)
- **funds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funds-vs-funky)
- **fancy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fancy-vs-funky)
- **fucks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fucks-vs-funky)
- **fungi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fungi-vs-funky)
- **Fanny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanny-vs-funky)
- **flaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flaky-vs-funky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffunky`, `fnuky`, `fukny`, `funkky`, `funkyy`, `funnky`, `funyk`, `ufnky`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/funky