format

\fɔʁ.ma\

/\fɔʁ.ma\/ noun

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The verdict

“format” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,518
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dimensions caractéristiques d’un objet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-format · format · French

format · rank #2,518 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,518
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH endroits

Nearest frequency peer: endroits (-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 « format »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « format » 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).

format vs fort
67% similar
format vs forme
67% similar
format vs forza
67% similar

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

Key facts for format
PropertyValue
Headwordformat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.ma\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,518
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « format »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).formatse 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 « endroits » (#2,517), « génial » (#2,519), « décrit » (#2,516). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « format » est au #2,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around format (IPA \fɔʁ.ma\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,518 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for format, with forms such as "fformat", "fomrat", and "foramt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fort", "forme", "forza", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is format, spelled F-O-R-M-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dimensions caractéristiques d’un objet.
  2. 2
    Dimension d’un volume en hauteur et en largeur : elle est généralement déterminée par le nombre de feuillets que chaque feuille renferme.
  3. 3
    Agencement structuré d’un support de données.
  4. 4
    Disposition de ces données elles-mêmes.
  5. 5
    Facteur de forme correspondant au rapport de la largeur par la hauteur d’une image de papier ou numérique, ou d’une feuille.
  6. 6
    Dimension extérieure d’un document rectangulaire en longueur et en largeur.
  7. 7
    Genre, acabit.
  8. 8
    audiovisuels, Anglicisme, idée, le titre, la configuration d’un programme de télévision,

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le format d’une page A4. Le format des armées.
  2. La justification prise , le compositeur prend une galée ou in-fol. ou in-4° ou in-8°. suivant le format de l'ouvrage sur lequel il va travailler , & la place sur les petites capitales de sa casse de romain.

This word in other languages

format(English)formato(Español)Format(Deutsch)formato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformat
  • fomrat
  • foramt
  • formatt
  • formmat
  • formta
  • forrmat
  • fromat
  • ofrmat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fformat1fomrat2foramt2formatt1formmat1formta2forrmat1fromat2
Edit distance from "format"

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 "format"?
"format" is spelled F-O-R-M-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.ma\.
What does "format" mean?
As a noun, "format" means: Dimensions caractéristiques d’un objet.
What words are commonly confused with "format"?
"format" is commonly confused with "fort", "forme", "forza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "format"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "format" is \fɔʁ.ma\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "format" come from?
"format" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

génial#2,519décrit#2,516donnée#2,514jambes#2,522

Similar misspelling depth

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

prenez9 variantsréussir9 variantsrepris9 variantstournoi9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list