# formal vs formale

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### formal
*adjective · IPA [fɔʁˈmaːl] · frequency rank #9,903*
der Form (nicht dem Inhalt) nach

### formale
*adjective · IPA [fɔʁˈmaːlə] · frequency rank #17,293*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/formal-vs-formale