kreisförmig

[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌfœʁmɪç]

/[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌfœʁmɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“kreisförmig” is uncommon German (frequency #53,842 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,842
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Form eines Kreises

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreisformig · kreisförmig · German

kreisförmig · rank #53,842 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,842
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krankheitsbil…

Nearest frequency peer: Krankheitsbilder (-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 „kreisförmig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kreisförmig
PropertyValue
Headwordkreisförmig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌfœʁmɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,842
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kreisförmig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kreisförmigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krankheitsbilder“ (#53,841), „Krankenstation“ (#53,840), „Krake“ (#53,839). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kreisförmig“ bei #53,842. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kreisförmig is uncommon German at frequency #53,842 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Form eines Kreises".

Zero misspellings are on record for kreisförmig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kreisförmig, spelled K-R-E-I-S-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Form eines Kreises

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Putzen Sie immer in kreisförmigen Bewegungen.
  2. „Die Venus (Griechisch: Aphrodite) umkreist die Sonne auf der kreisförmigsten Umlaufbahn von allen Planeten.“

Synonyms

rund

This word in other languages

circular(English)circular(Español)circulaire(Français)circular(Português)

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 "kreisförmig"?
"kreisförmig" is spelled K-R-E-I-S-F-Ö-R-M-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌfœʁmɪç].
What does "kreisförmig" mean?
As an adjective, "kreisförmig" means: in der Form eines Kreises
How do you pronounce "kreisförmig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kreisförmig" is [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌfœʁmɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kreisförmig" come from?
"kreisförmig" 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 "kreisförmig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Lampertheim#53,853Langensalza#53,855Lokalitäten#53,876Magnetismus#53,886

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list