Funchal

\fun.ʃal\

/\fun.ʃal\/ name

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The verdict

“Funchal” is uncommon French (frequency #67,535 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,535
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Municipalité portugaise située à Madère.

Key facts for Funchal
PropertyValue
HeadwordFunchal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fun.ʃal\
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,535
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Funchal” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Funchal lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Funchal is uncommon French at frequency #67,535 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \fun.ʃal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Municipalité portugaise située à Madère.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Funchal, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Funchal, spelled F-U-N-C-H-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Municipalité portugaise située à Madère.

This word in other languages

Funchal(Português)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Funchal"?
"Funchal" is spelled F-U-N-C-H-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \fun.ʃal\.
What does "Funchal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Funchal" means: Municipalité portugaise située à Madère.
How do you pronounce "Funchal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Funchal" is \fun.ʃal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Funchal" come from?
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Using “Funchal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-U-N-C-H-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fun.ʃal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list