vormalig
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaːlɪç]
The verdict
“vormalig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vergangenheit angehörend, nicht mehr bestehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-vormalig · vormalig · German
vormalig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vormalig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaːlɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vormalig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vormalig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Vergangenheit angehörend, nicht mehr bestehend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for vormalig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vormalig, spelled V-O-R-M-A-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1der Vergangenheit angehörend, nicht mehr bestehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vormalig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Polizei vermutete einen Racheakt von Separatisten auf einen vormaligen Rebellen.
Die Besatzungsarmee machte sich schwerster Menschenrechtsverstöße an der überwiegend christlichen Bevölkerung des vormaligen portugiesischen Überseeterritoriums schuldig und zerstörte nach UNO-Angaben die Infrastruktur zu mehr als 80 Prozent.
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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.