formlos
[ˈfɔʁmˌloːs]
The verdict
“formlos” is uncommon German (frequency #66,217 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,217
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne feste Abgrenzungen; ohne festen Umriss
Corpus desk
Index DE-formlos · formlos · German
formlos · rank #66,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,217
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH flows
Nearest frequency peer: flows (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „formlos“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Finanzsprit…
Finanzspritze
33,788 corpus weight
- fingierten
fingierten
33,786 corpus weight
- flows
flows
33,785 corpus weight
- formlos
formlos
33,784 corpus weight
- Forschungsb…
Forschungsbericht
33,783 corpus weight
- Forschungss…
Forschungsschwerpunkte
33,781 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „formlos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | formlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁmˌloːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „formlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
formlos is uncommon German at frequency #66,217 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔʁmˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for formlos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is formlos, spelled F-O-R-M-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne feste Abgrenzungen; ohne festen Umriss
- 2ohne besondere Formvorschriften; keinem festen Protokoll entsprechend
- 3einem unhöflichen, respektlosen oder flegelhaften Verhalten entsprechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how formlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein formloser Nebel breitet sich aus.
Der Antrag kann formlos gestellt werden.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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