Which to use
“formuliert” is a verb and “formulierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,883
- “formuliert” frequency rank
- #14,290
- “formulierte” frequency rank
- 19173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formuliert | formulierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs formulieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs formuliert |
Where the eye mixes formuliert and formulierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. formuliert runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against formulierte's 11 (CVCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: formuliert vs formulierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: formuliert is [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯t] while formulierte is [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “formuliert” sits inside “formulierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formuliert is recorded at frequency rank #4,883, classified as averb, pronounced [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯t]. 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 19173, this pair ranks #1,911,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of formuliert vs formulierte
Shared letters: efilmortu. Private to "formuliert": -. Private to "formulierte": -.
"formuliert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "formulierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- formuliert ← fformuliert · fomruliert · formluiert · formmuliert · formuilert · formuleirt · formulierrt · formuliertt
- formulierte ← fformulierte · fomrulierte · formluierte · formmulierte · formuilerte · formuleirte · formulieret · formulierrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "formuliert" and "formulierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "formuliert" vs "formulierte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "formuliert" 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 #1,911,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formuliert" and "formulierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formierte vs formulierte". 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 #1,911,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.