formaliste

\fɔʁ.ma.list\

/\fɔʁ.ma.list\/ adj

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The verdict

“formaliste” is uncommon French (frequency #82,963 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,963
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui s’attache scrupuleusement aux formes, aux formalités.

Key facts for formaliste
PropertyValue
Headwordformaliste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɔʁ.ma.list\
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “formaliste” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). formaliste lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

formaliste is uncommon French at frequency #82,963 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɔʁ.ma.list\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for formaliste in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is formaliste, spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui s’attache scrupuleusement aux formes, aux formalités.
  2. 2
    Contraire aux canons du réalisme socialiste soviétique.
  3. 3
    Qui est vétilleux dans les moindres choses.

This word in other languages

formalist(English)

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 "formaliste"?
"formaliste" is spelled F-O-R-M-A-L-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.ma.list\.
What does "formaliste" mean?
As an adjective, "formaliste" means: Qui s’attache scrupuleusement aux formes, aux formalités.
How do you pronounce "formaliste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formaliste" is \fɔʁ.ma.list\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formaliste" come from?
"formaliste" 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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Using “formaliste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-O-R-M-A-L-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɔʁ.ma.list\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list