formulavsFormulareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,745
“formula” frequency rank
#19,219
“Formulare” frequency rank
57964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature formula Formulare
Definition die Formel Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Formular

Letter map: formula vs Formulare

Shared letters muted; letters that set formula and Formulare apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.

7 ch
formula
9 ch
Formulare

Spelling & dictionary notes on formula vs Formulare

formula and Formulare are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “formula” sits inside “Formulare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

formula is recorded at frequency rank #38,745, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Formulare is at rank #19,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɔʁmuˈlaːʁə].

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 57964, this pair ranks #880,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of formula vs Formulare

Shared letters: aflmoru. Private to "formula": -. Private to "Formulare": e.

"formula" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Formulare" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • formulafformula · fomrula · formlua · formmula · formual · formulla · forrmula · forumla
  • Formularefformulare · fomrulare · formluare · formmulare · formualre · formulaer · formularre · formullare

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "formula" and "Formulare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “formula” sits inside “Formulare”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "formula" vs "Formulare" - which ranks higher?
"Formulare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,219 in our German list, against #38,745 for "formula". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "formula" vs "Formulare" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "formula" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Formulare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #880,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "formula" and "Formulare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formula vs puzzles". 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 #880,915 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