formellement

\fɔʁ.mɛl.mɑ̃\

/\fɔʁ.mɛl.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“formellement” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,485
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière formelle ; d'une manière expresse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-formellement · formellement · French

formellement · rank #9,485 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,485
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fo

Nearest frequency peer: fo (-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 « formellement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « formellement » 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
Key facts for formellement
PropertyValue
Headwordformellement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\fɔʁ.mɛl.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#9,485
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « formellement »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).formellementse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fo » (#9,484), « gala » (#9,486), « filets » (#9,483). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « formellement » est au #9,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around formellement (IPA \fɔʁ.mɛl.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #9,485 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for formellement, with forms such as "fformellement", "fomrellement", and "foremllement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is formellement, spelled F-O-R-M-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière formelle ; d'une manière expresse.
  2. 2
    En qualité de cause formelle.
  3. 3
    Effectivement ; en effet ; en réalité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'acte porte formellement qu’en ces processions ils n'ont pas leurs croix.
  2. On n'y voit rien [dans une lettre d’Arnauld] qui ne soit si clairement et si formellement exprimé dans les passages des Pères que M. Arnauld a rapportés en cet endroit, que je n'ai vu personne qui ne pût comprendre la différence.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformellement
  • fomrellement
  • foremllement
  • formelelment
  • formelement
  • formelleemnt
  • formellemennt
  • formellementt
  • formellemetn
  • formellemment
  • formellemnet
  • formellmeent
  • formlelement
  • formmellement
  • forrmellement
  • fromellement
  • ofrmellement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of formellement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fformellement1fomrellement2foremllement2formelelment2formelement1formelleemnt2formellemennt1formellementt1
Edit distance from "formellement"

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 "formellement"?
"formellement" is spelled F-O-R-M-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.mɛl.mɑ̃\.
What does "formellement" mean?
As an adverb, "formellement" means: D’une manière formelle ; d'une manière expresse.
What are common misspellings of "formellement"?
Common misspellings include "fformellement", "fomrellement", "foremllement", "formelelment", "formelement". The correct spelling is "formellement".
How do you pronounce "formellement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formellement" is \fɔʁ.mɛl.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formellement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list