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formule

for·mule/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjuːl/obsolete

formule is a noun meaning “formula (model)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-E and has 2 syllables (for·mule), and it appears about once in every 42 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of formule is formules.

What does formule mean?

noun

  1. 1

    obsoleteformula (model)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce formule?

  • /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjuːl/

Formule has 2 syllables, split for·mule in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How common is formule?

Formule appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 formule come from?

Borrowed from French formule. Doublet of formula.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).