forces

\fɔʁs\

/\fɔʁs\/ noun

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The verdict

“forces” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#921
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de grands ciseaux dont les lames sont réunies par un arc d’acier élastique les maintenant ouvertes, et qui servaient à couper des étoffes, à les tailler, à couper des feuilles de laiton, de f...

Corpus desk

Index FR-forces · forces · French

forces · rank #921 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #921
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH faux

Nearest frequency peer: faux (-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 « forces »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « forces » 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).

forces vs forme
67% similar
forces vs forte
67% similar
forces vs forêt
50% similar

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

Key facts for forces
PropertyValue
Headwordforces
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁs\
Letters6
Frequency rank#921
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « forces »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « faux » (#920), « groupes » (#922), « contrat » (#919). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « forces » est au #921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around forces (IPA \fɔʁs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #921 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for forces, with forms such as "fforces", "focres", and "forcces". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "forme", "forte", "forêt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 forces, spelled F-O-R-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de grands ciseaux dont les lames sont réunies par un arc d’acier élastique les maintenant ouvertes, et qui servaient à couper des étoffes, à les tailler, à couper des feuilles de laiton, de fer-blanc, à tondre la laine des moutons, etc.
  2. 2
    Meuble représentant des ciseaux de tondeur, de tailleur ou de couturier dans les armoiries. La représentation est généralement la même. Il s’agit de deux lames (d’où le pluriel) reliées par une anse servant de ressort. Les forces sont posées en chevron renversé, autrement dit en V, le ressort vers la pointe, les lames vers le chef. À rapprocher de ciseaux et forces de tondeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how forces appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Une paire de forces.
  2. Un dressoir en chêne supportait toutes sortes d’ustensiles, des brocs, des assiettes, des écuelles d’étain, des pièges à loup, des forces pour les moutons ; une seringue énorme fit rire les enfants.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforces
  • focres
  • forcces
  • forcess
  • forcse
  • forecs
  • forrces
  • froces
  • ofrces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forces - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fforces1focres2forcces1forcess1forcse2forecs2forrces1froces2
Edit distance from "forces"

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 "forces"?
"forces" is spelled F-O-R-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁs\.
What does "forces" mean?
As a noun, "forces" means: Sorte de grands ciseaux dont les lames sont réunies par un arc d’acier élastique les maintenant ouvertes, et qui servaient à couper des étoffes, à les tailler, à couper des feuilles de laiton, de f...
What words are commonly confused with "forces"?
"forces" is commonly confused with "forme", "forte", "forêt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forces" is \fɔʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forces" come from?
"forces" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tandis#912avenir#932puisse#909dehors#935

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

modèle9 variantslivres9 variantsjoueurs9 variantsmaître9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list