formes

\fɔʁm\

/\fɔʁm\/ noun

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The verdict

“formes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,626
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de forme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-formes · formes · French

formes · rank #1,626 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,626
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH entend

Nearest frequency peer: entend (-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 « formes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « formes » 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).

formes vs forte
67% similar
formes vs forts
67% similar
formes vs fumes
67% similar

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

Key facts for formes
PropertyValue
Headwordformes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁm\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,626
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « formes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).formesse 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 « entend » (#1,625), « franchement » (#1,627), « docteur » (#1,624). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « formes » est au #1,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around formes (IPA \fɔʁm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,626 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de forme.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for formes, with forms such as "fformes", "fomres", and "forems". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "forte", "forts", "fumes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 formes, spelled F-O-R-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de forme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C’est pourquoi il censurera et rejettera, comme je l’ai déjà montré, les formes de conscience qui refusent d’apporter, à ce qu’il considère comme l’évolution nécessaire de la société, leur coopération ou leur approbation — les formes de conscience interventionnistes de toute nature qui voudraient désauxiliariser la raison pour la rendre responsable du cha…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformes
  • fomres
  • forems
  • formess
  • formmes
  • formse
  • forrmes
  • fromes
  • ofrmes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of formes - 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.

fformes1fomres2forems2formess1formmes1formse2forrmes1fromes2
Edit distance from "formes"

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 "formes"?
"formes" is spelled F-O-R-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁm\.
What does "formes" mean?
As a noun, "formes" means: Pluriel de forme.
What words are commonly confused with "formes"?
"formes" is commonly confused with "forte", "forts", "fumes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "formes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formes" is \fɔʁm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formes" come from?
"formes" 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 "formes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entend#1,625vision#1,615textes#1,642certes#1,653

Similar misspelling depth

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

auteurs9 variantsajouter9 variantsbataille9 variantscheval9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list