dosenförmig
[ˈdoːzn̩ˌfœʁmɪç]
The verdict
“dosenförmig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Form einer Dose; die Form einer Dose aufweisend
Corpus desk
Index DE-dosenformig · dosenförmig · German
dosenförmig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dosenförmig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdoːzn̩ˌfœʁmɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dosenförmig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dosenförmig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdoːzn̩ˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Form einer Dose; die Form einer Dose aufweisend".
Zero misspellings are on record for dosenförmig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is dosenförmig, spelled D-O-S-E-N-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.
Definition
- 1in der Form einer Dose; die Form einer Dose aufweisend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dosenförmig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die von Henlein hergestellten Tischuhren waren dosenförmig und hatten einen Durchmesser von ca. 6 Zentimetern.“
„Denn die kleine dosenförmige Uhr stammt zwar aus dem 16. Jahrhundert, sie wurde dreihundert Jahre später jedoch erheblich umgearbeitet - so stark, dass sie gar nicht richtig funktionieren konnte.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.