formbar
[ˈfɔʁmbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“formbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so geartet, dass sich etwas in eine bestimmte Form bringen lässt
Corpus desk
Index DE-formbar · formbar · German
formbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | formbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁmbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „formbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
formbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔʁmbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for formbar, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is formbar, spelled F-O-R-M-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1so geartet, dass sich etwas in eine bestimmte Form bringen lässt
- 2so geartet, dass sich die Beschaffenheit, der Charakter von etwas ändern lässt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how formbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Obwohl das wachsende Skelett der Kinder und Jugendlichen sehr formbar und flexibel ist, ‚wachsen‘ diese Fehlhaltungen nicht mehr ‚aus‘.“
„Kein anderes Metall ist so gut formbar und zugleich dicht genug, um seine Flugbahn einzuhalten.“
This word in other languages
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.