forma
for·ma/ˈfoɹ.mə/noun
forma is a noun meaning “Synonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-O-R-M-A and has 2 syllables (for·ma), and it appears about once in every 1 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of forma is formae or formas; Wiktionary also lists formæ (archaic).
What does forma mean?
noun
- 1
Synonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce forma?
- UK /ˈfɔː.mə/
- US /ˈfoɹ.mə/
- Australia /ˈfoː.mə/
Forma has 2 syllables, split for·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-forma.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of forma
- formae plural
- formas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is forma?
Forma appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does forma come from?
Learned borrowing from New Latin fōrma. Doublet of form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).