Funchal
[fũnʲˈt͡ʃal]
The verdict
“Funchal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,888 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,888
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es una ciudad de la isla de Madeira Portugal
Corpus desk
Index ES-funchal · Funchal · Spanish
Funchal · rank #88,888 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,888
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,759
- PHOTO-FINISH funa
Nearest frequency peer: funa (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Funchal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- fracasaste
fracasaste
11,120 corpus weight
- fueguinos
fueguinos
11,116 corpus weight
- funa
funa
11,114 corpus weight
- Funchal
Funchal
11,113 corpus weight
- furtivas
furtivas
11,112 corpus weight
- galio
galio
11,108 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Funchal” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Funchal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [fũnʲˈt͡ʃal] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #88,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Funchal” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Funchal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,888 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [fũnʲˈt͡ʃal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es una ciudad de la isla de Madeira Portugal".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Funchal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Funchal, spelled F-U-N-C-H-A-L.
Definition
- 1es una ciudad de la isla de Madeira Portugal
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Funchal", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.