Which to use
“formieren” is a verb and “formierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,936
- “formieren” frequency rank
- #39,347
- “formierte” frequency rank
- 79283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formieren | formierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (sich oder zum Beispiel auch einer Gruppe) eine bestimmte Gestalt (Form) geben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs formiert |
Where the eye mixes formieren and formierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. formieren (CVCCVVCVC) and formierte (CVCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: formieren vs formierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: formieren is [fɔʁˈmiːʁən] while formierte is [fɔʁˈmiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formieren is recorded at frequency rank #39,936, classified as averb, pronounced [fɔʁˈmiːʁən]. formierte is at rank #39,347, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɔʁˈmiːɐ̯tə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 79283, this pair ranks #219,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of formieren vs formierte
Shared letters: efimor. Private to "formieren": n. Private to "formierte": t.
"formieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "formierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "formieren" and "formierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "formieren" or "formierte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "formieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formieren" and "formierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formatieren vs formieren". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #219,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.