formel
French, adjective/fɔʁ.mɛl/
formel is spelled F-O-R-M-E-L (6 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written French, the 13,986th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formel is a French adjective meaning “formal; official” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui existe de façon déterminée”.
What does formel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
formal; official
- 2
adamant, positive, certain
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui existe de façon déterminée. 2. Qui est exprimé avec une clarté et une précision parfaites. 3. Qui s’attache à la forme. 4. Sérieux, qui respecte les formes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of formel
- formelle feminine
- formels masculine plural
- formelles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formel?
- /fɔʁ.mɛl/
- \fɔʁ.mɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to formel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formel in French?
formel appears 3.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).