funnel-shaped
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | funnel-shaped |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “funnel-shaped” sits in English frequency
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
- 1Alternative 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.
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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.
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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.