# forja vs formar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### forja
*noun · IPA [ˈfoɾxa] · frequency rank #23,419*
Caldera u horno en que se calientan los metales para forjarlos.

### formar
*verb · IPA [foɾˈmaɾ] · frequency rank #1,814*
Dar forma o figura, crear, componer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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