funnel-shaped

adj

"funnel-shaped" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“funnel-shaped” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of funnelshaped.

Key facts for funnel-shaped
PropertyValue
Headwordfunnel-shaped
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “funnel-shaped” sits in English frequency

funnel-shaped falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

funnel-shaped is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of funnelshaped.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for funnel-shaped, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is funnel-shaped, spelled F-U-N-N-E-L---S-H-A-P-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of funnelshaped.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "funnel-shaped"?
"funnel-shaped" is spelled F-U-N-N-E-L---S-H-A-P-E-D.
What does "funnel-shaped" mean?
As an adjective, "funnel-shaped" means: Alternative form of funnelshaped.
What language does "funnel-shaped" come from?
"funnel-shaped" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “funnel-shaped”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-U-N-N-E-L---S-H-A-P-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list