formlose

[ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə]

/[ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“formlose” is uncommon German (frequency #88,939 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,939
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos

Corpus desk

Index DE-formlose · formlose · German

formlose · rank #88,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,939
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flugbegleiter…

Nearest frequency peer: Flugbegleiterin (-2 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 „formlose“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „formlose“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for formlose
PropertyValue
Headwordformlose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „formlose“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).formlosefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Flugbegleiterin“ (#88,937), „Französinnen“ (#88,941), „Flottes“ (#88,935). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „formlose“ bei #88,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

formlose is uncommon German at frequency #88,939 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for formlose in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is formlose, spelled F-O-R-M-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos

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 "formlose"?
"formlose" is spelled F-O-R-M-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə].
What does "formlose" mean?
As an adjective, "formlose" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos
How do you pronounce "formlose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formlose" is [ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formlose" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fliegend#88,934Fischart#88,929Fältchen#88,958Ezechiel#88,902

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list