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“formierte” and “formulierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,347
“formierte” frequency rank
#14,290
“formulierte” frequency rank
53637
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature formierte formulierte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs formiert Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs formuliert

Where the eye mixes formierte and formulierte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. formierte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against formulierte's 11 (CVCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
formierte
11 ch
formulierte

Visual trap between formierte and formulierte

A purely visual mix-up. formierte ([fɔʁˈmiːɐ̯tə]) and formulierte ([fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

formierte is recorded at frequency rank #39,347, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɔʁˈmiːɐ̯tə]. formulierte is at rank #14,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tə].

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 53637, this pair ranks #1,050,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of formierte vs formulierte

Shared letters: efimort. Private to "formierte": -. Private to "formulierte": lu.

"formierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV  ·  "formulierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • formiertefformierte · fomrierte · forimerte · formeirte · formieret · formierrte · formiertte · formietre
  • formuliertefformulierte · fomrulierte · formluierte · formmulierte · formuilerte · formuleirte · formulieret · formulierrte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "formierte" and "formulierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɔʁˈmiːɐ̯tə] versus [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "formierte" or "formulierte"?
"formulierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,290 in our German list, against #39,347 for "formierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "formierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "formulierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,050,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "formierte" and "formulierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formieren vs formierte". 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 #1,050,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list