forcement

\fɔʁ.sə.mɑ̃\

/\fɔʁ.sə.mɑ̃\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“forcement” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,136
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de forcer ou d’augmenter fictivement les chiffres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-forcement · forcement · French

forcement · rank #16,136 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,136
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fonctionnait

Nearest frequency peer: fonctionnait (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « forcement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « forcement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

forcement vs forment
78% similar
forcement vs forcent
78% similar
forcement vs fortement
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for forcement
PropertyValue
Headwordforcement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.sə.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,136
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « forcement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.forcementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fonctionnait » (#16,135), « formidables » (#16,137), « foires » (#16,134). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « forcement » est au #16,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around forcement (IPA \fɔʁ.sə.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,136 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action de forcer ou d’augmenter fictivement les chiffres.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for forcement, with forms such as "fforcement", "focrement", and "forccement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "forment", "forcent", "fortement", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is forcement, spelled F-O-R-C-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de forcer ou d’augmenter fictivement les chiffres.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforcement
  • focrement
  • forccement
  • forceemnt
  • forcemennt
  • forcementt
  • forcemetn
  • forcemment
  • forcemnet
  • forcmeent
  • forecment
  • forrcement
  • frocement
  • ofrcement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forcement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fforcement1focrement2forccement1forceemnt2forcemennt1forcementt1forcemetn2forcemment1
Edit distance from "forcement"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forcement"?
"forcement" is spelled F-O-R-C-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.sə.mɑ̃\.
What does "forcement" mean?
As a noun, "forcement" means: Action de forcer ou d’augmenter fictivement les chiffres.
What words are commonly confused with "forcement"?
"forcement" is commonly confused with "forment", "forcent", "fortement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forcement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forcement" is \fɔʁ.sə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forcement" come from?
"forcement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "forcement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

figurines#16,131grotesque#16,143exactions#16,126entrevoir#16,125

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

généalogie14 variantsinhabituel14 variantsdisputent14 variantsJoséphine14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list