Formalie
[fɔʁˈmaːli̯ə]
The verdict
“Formalie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das äußere Erscheinungsbild einer Formulierung
Corpus desk
Index DE-formalie · Formalie · German
Formalie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Formalie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɔʁˈmaːli̯ə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Formalie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Formalie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɔʁˈmaːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das äußere Erscheinungsbild einer Formulierung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Formalie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Formalie, spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1das äußere Erscheinungsbild einer Formulierung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Formalie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ganz ohne Formalien sollen Wehrpflichtige aber nicht davonkommen.“
„Sie hatten noch einige juristische Formalien zu klären und Unterschriften zu leisten, bevor sie eine halbe Stunde später die Kanzlei verließen und ins Kaffeehaus am Alexanderplatz gingen.“
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.