formulation

\fɔʁ.my.la.sjɔ̃\

/\fɔʁ.my.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“formulation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,577
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de formuler, de mettre en forme ou en mots ; résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-formulation · formulation · French

formulation · rank #12,577 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,577
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH formats

Nearest frequency peer: formats (-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 « formulation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « formulation » 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).

formulation vs formulations
92% similar
formulation vs formation
82% similar

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

Key facts for formulation
PropertyValue
Headwordformulation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.my.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,577
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « formulation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).formulationse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « formats » (#12,576), « fourniture » (#12,578), « fondamentalement » (#12,575). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « formulation » est au #12,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around formulation (IPA \fɔʁ.my.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,577 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for formulation, with forms such as "fformulation", "fomrulation", and "formluation". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "formulations", "formation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is formulation, spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de formuler, de mettre en forme ou en mots ; résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Mise au point de produits sous forme de mélange dont chaque élément a une fonction sans qu'ils ne réagissent chimiquement entre eux ; le contenu de ce mélange.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La foule se retire peu à peu du cimetière, et il reste seul dans le grand silence intérieur face à l’appel emmuré des siens, insensible aux tapes amicales qui empoignent maladroitement son épaule, aux mots d’encouragement qui se résument pour la plupart, devant la vanité des paroles, à la formulation de son prénom.
  2. Je passai les heures qui suivirent à rédiger des missives à ce joueur de golf. Monsieur Saito rythmait ma production en la déchirant, sans autre commentaire que ce cri qui devait être un refrain. Il fallait à chaque fois inventer une formulation nouvelle.

This word in other languages

formulation(English)formulación(Español)Formulierung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fformulation
  • fomrulation
  • formluation
  • formmulation
  • formualtion
  • formulaiton
  • formulatino
  • formulationn
  • formulatoin
  • formulattion
  • formullation
  • formultaion
  • forrmulation
  • forumlation
  • fromulation
  • ofrmulation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fformulation1fomrulation2formluation2formmulation1formualtion2formulaiton2formulatino2formulationn1
Edit distance from "formulation"

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 "formulation"?
"formulation" is spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.my.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "formulation" mean?
As a noun, "formulation" means: Action de formuler, de mettre en forme ou en mots ; résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "formulation"?
"formulation" is commonly confused with "formulations", "formation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "formulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formulation" is \fɔʁ.my.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formulation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dépassement#12,557compliments#12,536coefficient#12,534approfondie#12,516

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

conservent16 variantspoursuivant16 variantsplacements16 variantsaspirations16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list