zylinderförmig
[t͡siˈlɪndɐˌfœʁmɪç]
The verdict
“zylinderförmig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wie ein Zylinder geformt, die Form eines Zylinders habend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zylinderförmig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡siˈlɪndɐˌfœʁmɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zylinderförmig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zylinderförmig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡siˈlɪndɐˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie ein Zylinder geformt, die Form eines Zylinders habend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zylinderförmig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zylinderförmig, spelled Z-Y-L-I-N-D-E-R-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.
Definition
- 1wie ein Zylinder geformt, die Form eines Zylinders habend
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is Z-Y-L-I-N-D-E-R-F-Ö-R-M-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.