# form

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɔːm/ · frequency rank #489

## Definitions
1. To do with shape.
2. To do with shape.
3. To do with shape.
4. To do with shape.
5. To do with shape.
6. To do with shape.
7. To do with shape.
8. To do with shape.
9. To do with structure or procedure.
10. To do with structure or procedure.
11. To do with structure or procedure.
12. To do with structure or procedure.
13. To do with structure or procedure.
14. To do with structure or procedure.
15. To do with structure or procedure.
16. To do with structure or procedure.
17. To do with structure or procedure.
18. A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
19. A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
20. A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
21. The den or home of a hare.
22. A window or dialogue box.
23. An infraspecific rank.
24. The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
25. A quantic.
26. A specific way of performing a movement.

## Etymology
From Middle English forme (“shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat, condition, agreement, etc.”), borrowed from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma (“shape, figure, image, outline, plan, mold, frame, case, etc., manner, sort, kind, etc.”).
In sense "division grouping school students" (now dated), derived from public school nomenclature later adopted by state schools. It is sometimes said to be from the sense of "bench", where students of certain ages would sit together, though this is disputed, or alternatively from the sense of "established method of expression or practice".

## Easily confused with
- **fox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fox)
- **fur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fur)
- **fry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fry)
- **fro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fro)
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fra)
- **foy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-foy)
- **fou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fou)
- **from** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-from)
- **four** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-four)
- **fort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fort)
- **foul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-foul)
- **fury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fury)
- **fowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-fowl)
- **foxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-foxy)
- **furs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-furs)
- **Foxx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-foxx)
- **FOSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-foss)
- **forms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-forms)
- **forth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-forth)
- **forum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-forum)

## Common misspellings (5)
`fform`, `fomr`, `formm`, `forrm`, `ofrm`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/form