formale

/[fɔʁˈmaːlə]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,293

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

formale is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal Pronounced [fɔʁˈmaːlə]. Often confused with Formel and Format.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of formale in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for formale is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɔʁˈmaːlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,293 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for formale, with forms such as "fformale", "fomrale", and "foramle". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is formale, spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for formale

Misspelling Variants of "formale"

fformale8fomrale7foramle7formael7formalle8formlae7formmale8forrmale8
Misspelling Variants of "formale"

Frequency rank: #17,293 in German

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.