formlose

[ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə]

/[ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə]/ adj

The verdict

“formlose” is uncommon German (frequency #88,939 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,939
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs formlos

Key facts for formlose
PropertyValue
Headwordformlose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “formlose” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). formlose lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

formlose is uncommon German at frequency #88,939 among 45,736 “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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Using “formlose”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-O-R-M-L-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔʁmˌloːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list