formales

[fɔʁˈmaːləs]

/[fɔʁˈmaːləs]/ adj

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The verdict

“formales” is uncommon German (frequency #94,274 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,274
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-formales · formales · German

formales · rank #94,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,274
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Formalien

Nearest frequency peer: Formalien (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „formales“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „formales“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for formales
PropertyValue
Headwordformales
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɔʁˈmaːləs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „formales“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).formalesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Formalien“ (#94,275), „Folterung“ (#94,272), „Flügelstürmer“ (#94,271). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „formales“ bei #94,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

formales is uncommon German at frequency #94,274 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɔʁˈmaːləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for formales, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is formales, spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal

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 "formales"?
"formales" is spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔʁˈmaːləs].
What does "formales" mean?
As an adjective, "formales" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formal
How do you pronounce "formales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formales" is [fɔʁˈmaːləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formales" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Freetown#94,282Fallzahl#94,241geglänzt#94,315genervte#94,324

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list