Format

/[fɔʁˈmaːt]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,187

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

Format is aGermannoun. It means: Form und Größe von zum Beispiel Papier, Büchern, Druckerzeugnissen oder auch Dateien und Filmen Pronounced [fɔʁˈmaːt]. It ranks #3,187 in German word frequency. Often confused with Forst and formt.

Key facts for Format
PropertyValue
HeadwordFormat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔʁˈmaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,187
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Format is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɔʁˈmaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,187 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Format, with forms such as "fformat", "fomrat", and "foramt". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Forst", "formt", "forza", 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 Format, spelled F-O-R-M-A-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Form und Größe von zum Beispiel Papier, Büchern, Druckerzeugnissen oder auch Dateien und Filmen
  2. 2
    Rang, Güte, Wert eines Sportlers, Künstlers oder generell jemandes, der eine Tätigkeit ausübt
  3. 3
    Charaktergröße

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fformat,fomrat,foramt,formatt,formmat,formta,forrmat,fromat,ofrmat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Format

Misspelling Variants of "Format"

fformat7fomrat6foramt6formatt7formmat7formta6forrmat7fromat6
Misspelling Variants of "Format"

Frequency rank: #3,187 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Format"?
"Format" is spelled F-O-R-M-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔʁˈmaːt].
What does "Format" mean?
As a noun, "Format" means: Form und Größe von zum Beispiel Papier, Büchern, Druckerzeugnissen oder auch Dateien und Filmen
What words are commonly confused with "Format"?
"Format" is commonly confused with "Forst", "formt", "forza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Format"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Format" is [fɔʁˈmaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Format" come from?
"Format" 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.