formale

[fɔʁˈmaːlə]

/[fɔʁˈmaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“formale” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,293
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal

Corpus desk

Index DE-formale · formale · German

formale · rank #17,293 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,293
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fies

Nearest frequency peer: fies (-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 „formale“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „formale“ 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).

formale vs Formel
57% similar
formale vs Format
57% similar
formale vs formte
71% similar

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

Key facts for formale
PropertyValue
Headwordformale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɔʁˈmaːlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,293
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „formale“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).formaleliegt 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: „fies“ (#17,292), „Forschern“ (#17,294), „Fettes“ (#17,291). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „formale“ bei #17,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around formale (IPA [fɔʁˈmaːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,293 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for formale, with forms such as "fformale", "fomrale", and "foramle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Formel", "Format", "formte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is formale, spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformale
  • fomrale
  • foramle
  • formael
  • formalle
  • formlae
  • formmale
  • forrmale
  • fromale
  • ofrmale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of formale - 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.

fformale1fomrale2foramle2formael2formalle1formlae2formmale1forrmale1
Edit distance from "formale"

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 "formale"?
"formale" is spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔʁˈmaːlə].
What does "formale" mean?
As an adjective, "formale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
What words are commonly confused with "formale"?
"formale" is commonly confused with "Formel", "Format", "formte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "formale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formale" is [fɔʁˈmaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formale" come from?
"formale" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gefolge#17,297gelenkt#17,300erregte#17,283Georgia#17,303

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ergehen10 variantserahnen10 variantsdüstere10 variantsDirndl10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list