forma
[ˈfoɾma]
The verdict
“forma” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #138 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #138
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apariencia, figura, disposición, configuración, silueta o estructura externa y visible de algo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoɾma] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #138 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “forma” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for forma is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoɾma]. Corpus data places it at rank #138 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for forma, with forms such as "fforma", "fomra", and "foram". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fra", "foro", "fría", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is forma, spelled F-O-R-M-A.
Definition
- 1Apariencia, figura, disposición, configuración, silueta o estructura externa y visible de algo.
- 2Molde con el que se crea o genera la forma₁ de algo.
- 3Modo o manera específicos en que algo se hace, aparece, procede, funciona o sucede.
- 4Conjunto de características, especificaciones o requisitos que tiene una cosa elaborada para un fin determinado, tales como impresos, documentos, discos, obras musicales o de ingeniería, leyes, ceremonias, etc.
- 5Según Platón, estructura u organización esencial de algo (εἶδος) que se capta mediante el intelecto, por oposición a lo que se capta mediante los sentidos.
- 6Configuración específica de una palabra o vocablo según su flexión dentro de la cadena sintáctica u organización de las frases.
- 7Modo específico de expresar u ordenar el discurso, la narración, el poema, etc., en oposición al contenido de lo expresado.
- 8Conjunto de elementos referentes al proceso o procedimiento, en oposición al contenido de un pleito, causa o acto jurídico.
- 9Conjunto de características que permiten realizar una actividad, especialmente física.
- 10Pan ácimo cortado con determinada silueta para la eucaristía.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fforma,fomra,foram,formma,forrma,froma,ofrma
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forma - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “forma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-R-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoɾma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fra” - see the side-by-side comparison. forma vs fra
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
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.