Heard spelling

funniculus

Spelled funiculus. a doubled consonant

Does the n double?

No. The stress is on the third syllable, and the n is two syllables ahead of it.

Doubling the n also shortens the first syllable and turns fyoo into fun, which is the wrong sound as well as the wrong spelling. Funis, the rope this word is a diminutive of, has one n.

Say

fyoo-NIK-yuu-luss

Letters

F-U-N-I-C-U-L-U-S