formène
\fɔʁ.mɛn\
The verdict
“formène” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Méthane (CH₄).
Corpus desk
Index FR-formene · formène · French
formène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | formène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔʁ.mɛn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « formène » en français
Rare enough to double-check
formène is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔʁ.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Méthane (CH₄).".
formène doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is formène, spelled F-O-R-M-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Méthane (CH₄).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how formène appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le formène est surtout intéressant par les dérivés de substitution qu’il forme avec les halogènes Cl, Br, I.
Sous l’action de ces microbes anaérobies, il se dégage encore un peu d’acide carbonique, mais celui-ci est accompagné d’un gaz inflammable, formé de carbone et d’hydrogène ; c’est l’hydrogène protocarboné ou formène.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.