# formal vs formar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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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