kugelförmig
[ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]
The verdict
“kugelförmig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Form einer Kugel habend; in der Form einer Kugel
Corpus desk
Index DE-kugelformig · kugelförmig · German
kugelförmig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kugelförmig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kugelförmig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kugelförmig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Form einer Kugel habend; in der Form einer Kugel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kugelförmig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 kugelförmig, spelled K-U-G-E-L-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.
Definition
- 1die Form einer Kugel habend; in der Form einer Kugel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kugelförmig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Ball ist ein kugelförmiger Gegenstand.
„Die Astronomen hoffen, dass künftige Beobachtungen weiterer Kilonovae mehr Licht in das Rätsel der kugelförmigen Kilonova bringen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.