# formaba vs formal

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### formaba
*verb · IPA [foɾˈmaβ̞a] · frequency rank #13,048*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de formar o de formarse.

### formal
*adjective · IPA [foɾˈmal] · frequency rank #3,845*
Propio de o relativo a la forma.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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