spindelförmig

[ˈʃpɪndl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]

/[ˈʃpɪndl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“spindelförmig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Form einer Spindel

Corpus desk

Index DE-spindelformig · spindelförmig · German

spindelförmig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for spindelförmig
PropertyValue
Headwordspindelförmig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpɪndl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spindelförmig” sits in German frequency

spindelförmig falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spindelförmig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɪndl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Form einer Spindel".

No generated misspelling entries exist for spindelförmig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is spindelförmig, spelled S-P-I-N-D-E-L-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Form einer Spindel

This word in other languages

spindle-shaped(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spindelförmig"?
"spindelförmig" is spelled S-P-I-N-D-E-L-F-Ö-R-M-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪndl̩ˌfœʁmɪç].
What does "spindelförmig" mean?
As an adjective, "spindelförmig" means: in der Form einer Spindel
How do you pronounce "spindelförmig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spindelförmig" is [ˈʃpɪndl̩ˌfœʁmɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spindelförmig" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list