formwork
"formwork" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“formwork” is uncommon English (frequency #85,261 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,261
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | formwork |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #85,261 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “formwork” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
formwork is uncommon English at frequency #85,261 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured.".
No misspelling variants are generated for formwork in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From form + work. The correct English form is formwork, spelled F-O-R-M-W-O-R-K.
Definition
- 1A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured.
Etymology
From form + work.
This word in other languages
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 “formwork”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-M-W-O-R-K - 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.