formulary
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊləɹi/
"formulary" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“formulary” is uncommon English (frequency #70,671 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,671
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to be followed, especially in religious belief.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | formulary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊləɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #70,671 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “formulary” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
formulary is uncommon English at frequency #70,671 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊləɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for formulary, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French formulaire. By surface analysis, formula + -ary. The correct English form is formulary, spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to be followed, especially in religious belief.
- 2A pharmacopoeia or list of available drugs, particularly prescription drugs
- 3A list of drugs, created by health insurers, hospitals, or prescription drug plans, that defines how costs for any drug are shared between patient and health care provider, typically broken down by tiers such as preferred generics with lowest copay, or preferred brand with higher copay, or non-preferred brand and not covered tiers with the highest cost to the patient.
- 4An ancient or medieval collection of models for official writings.
- 5A collection of formulas in sciences and mathematics.
Etymology
From Middle French formulaire. By surface analysis, formula + -ary.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “formulary”
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- The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-M-U-L-A-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.