formule

/\fɔʁ.myl\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,042

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

formule is aFrenchnoun. It means: Expression rigoureuse et condensée en termes qui définissent une idée, une doctrine, une croyance, un sophisme, une opération, un ensemble d’opérations. Pronounced \fɔʁ.myl\. It ranks #2,042 in French word frequency. Often confused with foule and fortune.

Key facts for formule
PropertyValue
Headwordformule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.myl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,042
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of formule in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for formule is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɔʁ.myl\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,042 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for formule, with forms such as "fformule", "fomrule", and "formlue". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "foule", "fortune", "formuler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is formule, spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expression rigoureuse et condensée en termes qui définissent une idée, une doctrine, une croyance, un sophisme, une opération, un ensemble d’opérations.
  2. 2
    Modèle qui contient les termes formels et exprès dans lesquels un acte est conçu ou doit être conçu.
  3. 3
    Nom donné à certaines égalités ou inégalités remarquables.
  4. 4
    Ensemble de termes algébriques qui compose l’expression la plus générale d’un résultat de calcul.
  5. 5
    Recette pharmaceutique, ordonnance de médecin, rédigée conformément aux règles et dans un langage spécial.
  6. 6
    Recette culinaire.
  7. 7
    Abréviations convenues dont on se sert pour indiquer la composition atomique des corps.
  8. 8
    Expression, en termes brefs, d’une solution ou d’un projet de solution tenant compte de tous les intérêts en présence.
  9. 9
    Façon de s’exprimer dont on se sert habituellement dans les diverses relations de la vie.
  10. 10
    Désigne une catégorie de voiture de sport automobile.
  11. 11
    Expression mathématique contenue dans une cellule de feuille de calcul, en principe introduite par le signe =.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fformule,fomrule,formlue,formmule,formuel,formulle,forrmule,forumle,fromule,ofrmule

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for formule

Misspelling Variants of "formule"

fformule8fomrule7formlue7formmule8formuel7formulle8forrmule8forumle7
Misspelling Variants of "formule"

Frequency rank: #2,042 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "formule"?
"formule" is spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.myl\.
What does "formule" mean?
As a noun, "formule" means: Expression rigoureuse et condensée en termes qui définissent une idée, une doctrine, une croyance, un sophisme, une opération, un ensemble d’opérations.
What words are commonly confused with "formule"?
"formule" is commonly confused with "foule", "fortune", "formuler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "formule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "formule" is \fɔʁ.myl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "formule" come from?
"formule" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.