# formidable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fɔːˈmɪdəbəl/ · frequency rank #12,050

## Definitions
1. Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
2. Difficult to defeat or overcome.

## Etymology
From Middle English formidable, from Old French formidable, formible, from Latin formīdābilis (“formidable, terrible”), from formīdō (“fear, dread”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`fformidable`, `fomridable`, `forimdable`, `formdiable`, `formiadble`, `formidabble`, `formidabel`, `formidablle`, `formidalbe`, `formidbale`, `formiddable`, `formidible`, `formmidable`, `forrmidable`, `fromidable`, `ofrmidable`

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