formieren
\fɔʁˈmiːʁən\
The verdict
“formieren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se former.
Corpus desk
Index FR-formieren · formieren · French
formieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | formieren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɔʁˈmiːʁən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « formieren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
formieren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɔʁˈmiːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
formieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is formieren, spelled F-O-R-M-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se former.
- 2transitif Former.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how formieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Außenpolitisch stieg Ägypten zur Vormacht der blockfreien Staaten auf, die sich 1955 im indonesischen Bandung quer zu den beiden Lagern des Kalten Krieges formierten.
Im Einzelwagenladungsverkehr (EWLV) werden einzelne Bahnwagen oder Wagengruppen aus Anschlussgleisen oder ab Freiverladeanlagen gebündelt, zu Zügen formiert und in Rangierbahnhöfe geführt, wo neue Züge je nach Bestimmungsregion zusammengestellt werden.
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.