formen

/[ˈfɔʁmən]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,294

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

formen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas eine Form oder Gestalt geben Pronounced [ˈfɔʁmən]. It ranks #2,294 in German word frequency. Often confused with formt and forte.

Key facts for formen
PropertyValue
Headwordformen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɔʁmən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,294
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for formen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔʁmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,294 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 formen, with forms such as "fformen", "fomren", and "foremn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "formt", "forte", "forms", 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 formen, spelled F-O-R-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas eine Form oder Gestalt geben
  2. 2
    den Charakter einer Person beeinflussen
  3. 3
    eine andere Form oder Gestalt bekommen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fformen,fomren,foremn,formenn,formmen,formne,forrmen,fromen,ofrmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for formen

Misspelling Variants of "formen"

fformen7fomren6foremn6formenn7formmen7formne6forrmen7fromen6
Misspelling Variants of "formen"

Frequency rank: #2,294 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "formen"?
"formen" is spelled F-O-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁmən].
What does "formen" mean?
As a verb, "formen" means: etwas eine Form oder Gestalt geben
What words are commonly confused with "formen"?
"formen" is commonly confused with "formt", "forte", "forms". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "formen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formen" is [ˈfɔʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formen" come from?
"formen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our German index:

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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.