Formung
German, noun[ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]
Formung is spelled F-O-R-M-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 91,399th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formung is a German feminine noun meaning “moulding, shaping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Art, wie etwas äußerlich gestaltet, geformt ist”.
What does Formung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemoulding, shaping
- 2
feminineforming
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art, wie etwas äußerlich gestaltet, geformt ist 2. Beeinflussung des Charakters einer Person, der persönlichen Entwicklung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Formung
- Formungen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Formung?
- [ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Formung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Formung in German?
Formung appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).