Which to use
“formuliert” is a verb and “formulierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,883
- “formuliert” frequency rank
- #28,192
- “formulierten” frequency rank
- 33075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formuliert | formulierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs formulieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs formuliert |
Where the eye mixes formuliert and formulierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. formuliert runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against formulierten's 12 (CVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between formuliert and formulierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: formuliert is [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯t] while formulierten is [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “formuliert” sits inside “formulierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33075, 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]. formulierten is at rank #28,192, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tn̩].
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 33075, this pair ranks #1,693,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of formuliert vs formulierten
Shared letters: efilmortu. Private to "formuliert": -. Private to "formulierten": n.
"formuliert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "formulierten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- formuliert ← fformuliert · fomruliert · formluiert · formmuliert · formuilert · formuleirt · formulierrt · formuliertt
- formulierten ← fformulierten · fomrulierten · formluierten · formmulierten · formuilerten · formuleirten · formulieretn · formulierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "formuliert" for "formulierten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "formuliert" vs "formulierten" - which ranks higher?
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 "formuliert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formulierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,693,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formuliert" and "formulierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formulierte vs formulierten". 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 #1,693,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.