Formaten

[fɔʁˈmaːtn̩]

/[fɔʁˈmaːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Formaten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,254
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Format

Corpus desk

Index DE-formaten · Formaten · German

Formaten · rank #20,254 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,254
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH formalen

Nearest frequency peer: formalen (-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 „Formaten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Formaten“ 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).

Formaten vs formen
63% similar
Formaten vs formte
63% similar
Formaten vs Forsten
75% similar

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

Key facts for Formaten
PropertyValue
HeadwordFormaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔʁˈmaːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,254
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Formaten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Formatenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „formalen“ (#20,253), „fortgeschrittenen“ (#20,255), „Folklore“ (#20,252). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Formaten“ bei #20,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Formaten (IPA [fɔʁˈmaːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,254 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Format".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Formaten, with forms such as "fformaten", "fomraten", and "foramten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "formen", "formte", "Forsten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Formaten, spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Format

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformaten
  • fomraten
  • foramten
  • formaetn
  • formatenn
  • formatne
  • formatten
  • formmaten
  • formtaen
  • forrmaten
  • fromaten
  • ofrmaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fformaten1fomraten2foramten2formaetn2formatenn1formatne2formatten1formmaten1
Edit distance from "Formaten"

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 "Formaten"?
"Formaten" is spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔʁˈmaːtn̩].
What does "Formaten" mean?
As a noun, "Formaten" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Format
What words are commonly confused with "Formaten"?
"Formaten" is commonly confused with "formen", "formte", "Forsten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Formaten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Formaten" is [fɔʁˈmaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Formaten" come from?
"Formaten" 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 "Formaten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

formalen#20,253Folklore#20,252Generals#20,263Fahrwerk#20,244

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

genaueres12 variantsgepresst12 variantsGermanen12 variantsExzellenz12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list