forma

[…]

/[…]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“forma” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,495
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs formar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)

Corpus desk

Index DE-forma · forma · German

forma · rank #42,495 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,495
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fragend

Nearest frequency peer: fragend (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „forma“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „forma“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

forma vs Forum
40% similar
forma vs Forst
40% similar
forma vs formt
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for forma
PropertyValue
Headwordforma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,495
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „forma“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).formaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fragend“ (#42,496), „flyers“ (#42,493), „Flugticket“ (#42,492). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „forma“ bei #42,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around forma (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,495 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for forma, with forms such as "fforma", "fomra", and "foram". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Forum", "Forst", "formt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is forma, spelled F-O-R-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs formar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)
  2. 2
    Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs formar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)
  3. 3
    Suchergebnisse in der Interlingua-Wikipedia für „forma“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforma
  • fomra
  • foram
  • formma
  • forrma
  • froma
  • ofrma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forma - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fforma1fomra2foram2formma1forrma1froma2ofrma2
Edit distance from "forma"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forma"?
"forma" is spelled F-O-R-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "forma" mean?
As a verb, "forma" means: Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs formar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)
What words are commonly confused with "forma"?
"forma" is commonly confused with "Forum", "Forst", "formt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forma" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forma" come from?
"forma" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "forma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Falun#42,477Geert#42,513Elche#42,456Greek#42,543

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Eizelle7 variantsdünnem7 variantshalal7 variantsHülse7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list