formell
German, adjective/foʁˈmɛl/
formell is spelled F-O-R-M-E-L-L (7 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written German, the 18,511th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formell is a German adjective meaning “formal (official)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “förmlich, unter (gewissenhafter) Beachtung der Form, der (äußeren) Form nach”.
What does formell mean in English?
adjective
- 1
formal (official)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. förmlich, unter (gewissenhafter) Beachtung der Form, der (äußeren) Form nach
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of formell
- formeller masculine nominative singular
- am formellsten superlative
- formelle feminine nominative singular
- formelles neuter nominative singular
- formellen genitive masculine singular
- formellem dative masculine singular
- der formelle definite includes-article masculine
- die formelle definite feminine includes-article
- das formelle definite includes-article neuter
- die formellen definite includes-article nominative
- des formellen definite genitive includes-article
- der formellen definite feminine genitive
- dem formellen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formell?
- /foʁˈmɛl/
- [fɔʁˈmɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to formell
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formell in German?
formell appears 2.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).