# formale vs Formate

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Formate
*noun · IPA [fɔʁˈmaːtə] · frequency rank #12,710*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Format

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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