formsvsformtConfusable pair

Which to use

“forms” and “formt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,276
“forms” frequency rank
#26,875
“formt” frequency rank
72151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature forms formt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs form 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs formen

Letter map: forms vs formt

Shared letters muted; letters that set forms and formt apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
forms
5 ch
formt

Pair insight - forms / formt

forms and formt are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - s in “forms” becomes t in “formt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

forms is recorded at frequency rank #45,276, classified as averb, pronounced […]. formt is at rank #26,875, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɔʁmt].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 72151, this pair ranks #396,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of forms vs formt

Shared letters: fmor. Private to "forms": s. Private to "formt": t.

"forms" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "formt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • formsfforms · fomrs · formms · formss · forrms · forsm · froms · ofrms
  • formtfformt · fomrt · formmt · formtt · forrmt · fortm · fromt · ofrmt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "forms" and "formt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by a single letter - s in “forms” becomes t in “formt”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "forms" vs "formt" - which ranks higher?
"formt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,875 in our German list, against #45,276 for "forms". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "forms" and "formt".

  • Full dictionary entry for "forms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "formt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #396,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "forms" and "formt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forms vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #396,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list