spiralförmig

[ʃpiˈʁaːlˌfœʁmɪç]

/[ʃpiˈʁaːlˌfœʁmɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“spiralförmig” is uncommon German (frequency #99,108 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,108
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie eine Spirale geformt

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiralformig · spiralförmig · German

spiralförmig · rank #99,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,108
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spindeln

Nearest frequency peer: spindeln (-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 „spiralförmig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spiralförmig
PropertyValue
Headwordspiralförmig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃpiˈʁaːlˌfœʁmɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spiralförmig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).spiralförmigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „spindeln“ (#99,107), „spelling“ (#99,105), „splitting“ (#99,111). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spiralförmig“ bei #99,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spiralförmig is uncommon German at frequency #99,108 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʃpiˈʁaːlˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie eine Spirale geformt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for spiralförmig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is spiralförmig, spelled S-P-I-R-A-L-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie eine Spirale geformt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Ju-52 ging in einer spiralförmigen Flugbahn zu Boden.“
  2. „Als einzige gegenwärtig noch lebende (rezente) Gattung besitzen die fünf Nautilus-Arten ein spiralförmiges, gekammertes Gehäuse.“

Synonyms

drehendschraubendwindend

This word in other languages

spiral(English)

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 "spiralförmig"?
"spiralförmig" is spelled S-P-I-R-A-L-F-Ö-R-M-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpiˈʁaːlˌfœʁmɪç].
What does "spiralförmig" mean?
As an adjective, "spiralförmig" means: wie eine Spirale geformt
How do you pronounce "spiralförmig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spiralförmig" is [ʃpiˈʁaːlˌfœʁmɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spiralförmig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "spiralförmig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Sparprogramm#99,103Sprachgefühl#99,113sixtinischen#99,095Shoppingtour#99,088

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list