funnyman
"funnyman" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“funnyman” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comedian
Corpus desk
Index EN-funnyman · funnyman · English
funnyman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | funnyman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “funnyman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
funnyman is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "comedian".
Zero misspellings are on record for funnyman in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From funny + -man. The correct English form is funnyman, spelled F-U-N-N-Y-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1comedian
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how funnyman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To get the party started a professional funnyman was hired.
From 1970 to 1974 he was one of the most familiar funnymen in Chicago: by day a heavily promoted personality journalist, by night a "sit-down comic" with a devoted following.
Etymology
From funny + -man.
Antonyms
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.