# Garfunkel

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,067

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Yiddish גאָרפֿינקל (gorfinkl, “carbuncle”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`agrfunkel`, `gafrunkel`, `garffunkel`, `garfnukel`, `garfuknel`, `garfunekl`, `garfunkell`, `garfunkkel`, `garfunkle`, `garfunnkel`, `garrfunkel`, `garufnkel`, `ggarfunkel`, `grafunkel`

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