kugelförmige

[ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪɡə]

/[ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kugelförmige” is uncommon German (frequency #91,853 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,853
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig

Corpus desk

Index DE-kugelformige · kugelförmige · German

kugelförmige · rank #91,853 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,853
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kulturkritik

Nearest frequency peer: Kulturkritik (+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 „kugelförmige“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kugelförmige
PropertyValue
Headwordkugelförmige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,853
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kugelförmige“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kulturkritik“ (#91,854), „kubanischer“ (#91,851), „Kulturzentrums“ (#91,855). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kugelförmige“ bei #91,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kugelförmige is uncommon German at frequency #91,853 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kugelförmige, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kugelförmige, spelled K-U-G-E-L-F-Ö-R-M-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig

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 "kugelförmige"?
"kugelförmige" is spelled K-U-G-E-L-F-Ö-R-M-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪɡə].
What does "kugelförmige" mean?
As an adjective, "kugelförmige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kugelförmig
How do you pronounce "kugelförmige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kugelförmige" is [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌfœʁmɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kugelförmige" come from?
"kugelförmige" 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 "kugelförmige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kulturkritik#91,854Käfighaltung#91,865Landsknechte#91,872Legationsrat#91,880

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list