formal
[foɾˈmal]
The verdict
“formal” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,845
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de o relativo a la forma.
Corpus desk
Index ES-formal · formal · Spanish
formal · rank #3,845 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,845
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH fijo
Nearest frequency peer: fijo (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “formal”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- empecé
empecé
96,159 corpus weight
- fijo
fijo
96,157 corpus weight
- formal
formal
96,156 corpus weight
- gris
gris
96,155 corpus weight
- gráfico
gráfico
96,154 corpus weight
- guarda
guarda
96,153 corpus weight
What this shows “formal” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | formal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [foɾˈmal] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,845 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “formal”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around formal (IPA [foɾˈmal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,845 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for formal, with forms such as "fformal", "fomral", and "foraml". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "formo", "Formas", "formar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is formal, spelled F-O-R-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Propio de o relativo a la forma.
- 2Que se ajusta a las normas establecidas en su conformación o comportamiento.
- 3Dicho de una persona, que mantiene una actitud seria y compuesta.
- 4Dicho de una persona, que da muestras de seriedad en el cumplimiento de sus obligaciones.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how formal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se entiende lo formal como lo perteneciente a la forma, por lo tanto aquello que figura o determina exteriormente la materia, sus límites de identidad, su extensión máxima dentro del espacio.
Un saludo formal.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fformal
- fomral
- foraml
- formall
- formla
- formmal
- forrmal
- fromal
- ofrmal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of formal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).