formulieren

/[fɔʁmuˈliːʁən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,086

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

formulieren is aGermanverb. It means: einen Wortlaut von etwas festlegen/definieren bzw. einen kurzen, verfestigten sprachlichen Ausdruck festlegen Pronounced [fɔʁmuˈliːʁən]. Often confused with formuliert and formulierte.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of formulieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for formulieren is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɔʁmuˈliːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,086 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for formulieren, with forms such as "fformulieren", "fomrulieren", and "formluieren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "formuliert", "formulierte", "Formulierung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is formulieren, spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fformulieren,fomrulieren,formluieren,formmulieren,formuileren,formuleiren,formulieern,formulierenn,formulierne,formulierren,formulireen,formullieren,forrmulieren,forumlieren,fromulieren,ofrmulieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for formulieren

Misspelling Variants of "formulieren"

fformulieren12fomrulieren11formluieren11formmulieren12formuileren11formuleiren11formulieern11formulierenn12
Misspelling Variants of "formulieren"

Frequency rank: #10,086 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.