how to pronounce funk

/fʌŋk/

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funk is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of funk in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… get into a funk I'm really enjoying my …”

meaning of funk

Funk is a type of music.

funk frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word funk occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics funk can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that funk can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) life, nature, and living environment;