Formung

[ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]

/[ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Formung” is uncommon German (frequency #91,602 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,602
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art, wie etwas äußerlich gestaltet, geformt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-formung · Formung · German

Formung · rank #91,602 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,602
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH formelles

Nearest frequency peer: formelles (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Formung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Formung
PropertyValue
HeadwordFormung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,602
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Formung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „formelles“ (#91,601), „Forscherinnen“ (#91,603), „Fortdauer“ (#91,604). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Formung“ bei #91,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Formung is uncommon German at frequency #91,602 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Formung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Formung, spelled F-O-R-M-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art, wie etwas äußerlich gestaltet, geformt ist
  2. 2
    Beeinflussung des Charakters einer Person, der persönlichen Entwicklung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das frühe Mönchtum fand seinen Ursprung und seine Formung in der Spätantike.“
  2. „Bildtapeten im Interieur um 1800 sind an der Herausbildung und Formung einer spezifischen, an bürgerlichen Werten orientierten Wohnkultur maßgeblich beteiligt.“

This word in other languages

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 "Formung"?
"Formung" is spelled F-O-R-M-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁmʊŋ].
What does "Formung" mean?
As a noun, "Formung" means: Art, wie etwas äußerlich gestaltet, geformt ist
How do you pronounce "Formung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Formung" is [ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Formung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list