Forums

/[ˈfoːʁʊms]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,911

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Forums is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Forum Pronounced [ˈfoːʁʊms]. Often confused with Fötus and Fouls.

Key facts for Forums
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HeadwordForums
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːʁʊms]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,911
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Forums is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːʁʊms]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,911 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Forum".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Forums, with forms such as "fforums", "formus", and "forrums". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Fötus", "Fouls", "Form", 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 Forums, spelled F-O-R-U-M-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Forum

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforums,formus,forrums,forumms,forumss,forusm,fourms,froums,ofrums

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Forums

Misspelling Variants of "Forums"

fforums7formus6forrums7forumms7forumss7forusm6fourms6froums6
Misspelling Variants of "Forums"

Frequency rank: #19,911 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Forums"?
"Forums" is spelled F-O-R-U-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːʁʊms].
What does "Forums" mean?
As a noun, "Forums" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Forum
What words are commonly confused with "Forums"?
"Forums" is commonly confused with "Fötus", "Fouls", "Form". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Forums"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Forums" is [ˈfoːʁʊms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Forums" come from?
"Forums" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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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.