Formats

[fɔʁˈmaːt͡s]

/[fɔʁˈmaːt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Formats” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,188
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-formats · Formats · German

Formats · rank #35,188 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,188
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH forces

Nearest frequency peer: forces (-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 „Formats“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Formats“ 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).

Formats vs formt
57% similar
Formats vs forms
57% similar
Formats vs formte
57% similar

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

Key facts for Formats
PropertyValue
HeadwordFormats
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔʁˈmaːt͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,188
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Formats“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Formatsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „forces“ (#35,187), „formiert“ (#35,189), „franks“ (#35,190). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Formats“ bei #35,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Formats (IPA [fɔʁˈmaːt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,188 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Format".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Formats, with forms such as "fformats", "fomrats", and "foramts". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "formt", "forms", "formte", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Formats, spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Format

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformats
  • fomrats
  • foramts
  • formast
  • formatss
  • formatts
  • formmats
  • formtas
  • forrmats
  • fromats
  • ofrmats

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Formats - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fformats1fomrats2foramts2formast2formatss1formatts1formmats1formtas2
Edit distance from "Formats"

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 "Formats"?
"Formats" is spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔʁˈmaːt͡s].
What does "Formats" mean?
As a noun, "Formats" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Format
What words are commonly confused with "Formats"?
"Formats" is commonly confused with "formt", "forms", "formte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Formats"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Formats" is [fɔʁˈmaːt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Formats" come from?
"Formats" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gekillt#35,201getaggt#35,207glänzte#35,211Ekstase#35,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

heutigem11 variantshäufiges11 variantsBuslinie11 variantsBorussen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list