en forme de
\ɑ̃ fɔʁm də\
The verdict
“en forme de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la forme, l’aspect, l’allure ou la ressemblance de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-forme-de · en forme de · French
en forme de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en forme de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ fɔʁm də\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en forme de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en forme de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ fɔʁm də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a la forme, l’aspect, l’allure ou la ressemblance de.".
Zero misspellings are on record for en forme de in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is en forme de, spelled E-N- -F-O-R-M-E- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a la forme, l’aspect, l’allure ou la ressemblance de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en forme de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…], des hommes au bonnet pelucheux, en forme de chausse à filtrer, qui taillent et rabotent des statues de rois.
Ces tanks, situés contre la digue, au sud […] de la borne 15, sont deux immenses réservoirs à pétrole en forme de gazomètres, déjà troués comme des écumoires, […].
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.