# Formaten vs formation

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Formaten
*noun · IPA [fɔʁˈmaːtn̩] · frequency rank #20,254*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Format

### formation
*noun · IPA [fɔːˈmeɪʃn] · frequency rank #9,194*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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