Which to use
“formulierte” and “formulierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,290
- “formulierte” frequency rank
- #28,192
- “formulierten” frequency rank
- 42482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formulierte | formulierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs formuliert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs formuliert |
Where the eye mixes formulierte and formulierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. formulierte runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVCCV) against formulierten's 12 (CVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses formulierte with formulierten
A purely visual mix-up. formulierte ([fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tə]) and formulierten ([fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “formulierte” sits inside “formulierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formulierte is recorded at frequency rank #14,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɔʁmuˈliːɐ̯tə]. 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 42482, this pair ranks #1,447,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of formulierte vs formulierten
Shared letters: efilmortu. Private to "formulierte": -. Private to "formulierten": n.
"formulierte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV · "formulierten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- formulierte ← fformulierte · fomrulierte · formluierte · formmulierte · formuilerte · formuleirte · formulieret · formulierrte
- formulierten ← fformulierten · fomrulierten · formluierten · formmulierten · formuilerten · formuleirten · formulieretn · formulierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "formulierte" 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 #1,447,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formulierte" and "formulierten" 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 #1,447,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.