formulieren

[fɔʁmuˈliːʁən]

/[fɔʁmuˈliːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“formulieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,086
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Wortlaut von etwas festlegen/definieren bzw. einen kurzen, verfestigten sprachlichen Ausdruck festlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-formulieren · formulieren · German

formulieren · rank #10,086 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,086
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Foren

Nearest frequency peer: Foren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „formulieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „formulieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

formulieren vs formuliert
82% similar
formulieren vs formulierte
82% similar
formulieren vs Formulierung
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for formulieren
PropertyValue
Headwordformulieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɔʁmuˈliːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#10,086
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „formulieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).formulierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Foren“ (#10,085), „fortuna“ (#10,087), „Flut“ (#10,084). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „formulieren“ bei #10,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around formulieren (IPA [fɔʁmuˈliːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,086 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for formulieren, with forms such as "fformulieren", "fomrulieren", and "formluieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "formuliert", "formulierte", "Formulierung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is formulieren, spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Wortlaut von etwas festlegen/definieren bzw. einen kurzen, verfestigten sprachlichen Ausdruck festlegen
  2. 2
    eine Folge von Symbolen zur verkürzten Bezeichnung/Beschreibung eines Sachverhalts erstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how formulieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Ahrntaler Extrembergsteiger Hans Kammerlander formulierte das spitzer: Auf einen Achttausender mit Hilfe von Sauerstoffflaschen zu steigen, ist in etwa so, wie den Giro d’Italia mit einem Moped statt einem Rennrad in Angriff zu nehmen.“
  2. Er tut sich schwer damit, sein Testament zu formulieren.

Synonyms

aussagenausdrücken

Antonyms

sagen

This word in other languages

couch(English)formular(Español)formuler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformulieren
  • fomrulieren
  • formluieren
  • formmulieren
  • formuileren
  • formuleiren
  • formulieern
  • formulierenn
  • formulierne
  • formulierren
  • formulireen
  • formullieren
  • forrmulieren
  • forumlieren
  • fromulieren
  • ofrmulieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of formulieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fformulieren1fomrulieren2formluieren2formmulieren1formuileren2formuleiren2formulieern2formulierenn1
Edit distance from "formulieren"

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 "formulieren"?
"formulieren" is spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔʁmuˈliːʁən].
What does "formulieren" mean?
As a verb, "formulieren" means: einen Wortlaut von etwas festlegen/definieren bzw. einen kurzen, verfestigten sprachlichen Ausdruck festlegen
What words are commonly confused with "formulieren"?
"formulieren" is commonly confused with "formuliert", "formulierte", "Formulierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "formulieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formulieren" is [fɔʁmuˈliːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formulieren" come from?
"formulieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gemeinsamer#10,092eingetreten#10,069Botschaften#10,056anerkannten#10,036

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

geringsten16 variantseingetroffen16 variantsHaftbefehl16 variantsChinesisch16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list