forem
\fˈɔ.ɾɐ̃j̃\
The verdict
“forem” is uncommon French (frequency #96,942 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,942
- frequency rank, French
- 137,178
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du futur du subjonctif de ser.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forem |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fˈɔ.ɾɐ̃j̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #96,942 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “forem” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
forem is uncommon French at frequency #96,942 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \fˈɔ.ɾɐ̃j̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for forem, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is forem, spelled F-O-R-E-M.
Definition
- 1Troisième personne du pluriel du futur du subjonctif de ser.
- 2Troisième personne du pluriel du futur du subjonctif de ir.
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.
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Using “forem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-O-R-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fˈɔ.ɾɐ̃j̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.