forma

/[ˈfoɾma]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#138

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

forma is aSpanishnoun. It means: Apariencia, figura, disposición, configuración, silueta o estructura externa y visible de algo. Pronounced [ˈfoɾma]. It ranks #138 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with fra and foro.

Key facts for forma
PropertyValue
Headwordforma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoɾma]
Letters5
Frequency rank#138
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of forma in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for forma is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for forma, with forms such as "fforma", "fomra", and "foram". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fra", "foro", "fría", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is forma, spelled F-O-R-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apariencia, figura, disposición, configuración, silueta o estructura externa y visible de algo.
  2. 2
    Molde con el que se crea o genera la forma₁ de algo.
  3. 3
    Modo o manera específicos en que algo se hace, aparece, procede, funciona o sucede.
  4. 4
    Conjunto 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.
  5. 5
    Según Platón, estructura u organización esencial de algo (εἶδος) que se capta mediante el intelecto, por oposición a lo que se capta mediante los sentidos.
  6. 6
    Configuración específica de una palabra o vocablo según su flexión dentro de la cadena sintáctica u organización de las frases.
  7. 7
    Modo específico de expresar u ordenar el discurso, la narración, el poema, etc., en oposición al contenido de lo expresado.
  8. 8
    Conjunto de elementos referentes al proceso o procedimiento, en oposición al contenido de un pleito, causa o acto jurídico.
  9. 9
    Conjunto de características que permiten realizar una actividad, especialmente física.
  10. 10
    Pan ácimo cortado con determinada silueta para la eucaristía.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforma,fomra,foram,formma,forrma,froma,ofrma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for forma

Misspelling Variants of "forma"

fforma6fomra5foram5formma6forrma6froma5ofrma5
Misspelling Variants of "forma"

Frequency rank: #138 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forma"?
"forma" is spelled F-O-R-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoɾma].
What does "forma" mean?
As a noun, "forma" means: Apariencia, figura, disposición, configuración, silueta o estructura externa y visible de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "forma"?
"forma" is commonly confused with "fra", "foro", "fría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forma" is [ˈfoɾma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forma" come from?
"forma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.