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 September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of funnelshaped.
Corpus desk
Index EN-funnel-shaped · funnel-shaped · English
funnel-shaped · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | funnel-shaped |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “funnel-shaped” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how funnel-shaped appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The funnel-shaped estuary of the Severn produces exceptionally high spring tides with a range of nearly 40 ft. at the site chosen for the tunnel.
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.