formten

[ˈfɔʁmtn̩]

/[ˈfɔʁmtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“formten” is uncommon German (frequency #64,274 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,274
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs formen

Key facts for formten
PropertyValue
Headwordformten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɔʁmtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “formten” 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). formten 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

formten is uncommon German at frequency #64,274 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁmtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for formten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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. The correct German form is formten, spelled F-O-R-M-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs formen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs formen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs formen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs formen

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 "formten"?
"formten" is spelled F-O-R-M-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁmtn̩].
What does "formten" mean?
As a verb, "formten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs formen
How do you pronounce "formten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formten" is [ˈfɔʁmtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formten" come from?
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Using “formten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-O-R-M-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔʁmtn̩] (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