forums

\fɔ.ʁɔm\

/\fɔ.ʁɔm\/ noun

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The verdict

“forums” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,055
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-forums · forums · French

forums · rank #11,055 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,055
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH forestier

Nearest frequency peer: forestier (-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 « forums »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « forums » 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).

forums vs fous
67% similar
forums vs fours
67% similar
forums vs form
67% similar

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

Key facts for forums
PropertyValue
Headwordforums
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔ.ʁɔm\
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,055
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « forums »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).forumsse 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 « forestier » (#11,054), « fouille » (#11,056), « fondu » (#11,053). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « forums » est au #11,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around forums (IPA \fɔ.ʁɔm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,055 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de forum.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for forums, with forms such as "fforums", "formus", and "forrums". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "fous", "fours", "form", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is forums, spelled F-O-R-U-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de forum.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Martin Galinier, La Colonne Trajane et les Forums impériaux, Publications de l’École française de Rome, 2013

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforums
  • formus
  • forrums
  • forumms
  • forumss
  • forusm
  • fourms
  • froums
  • ofrums

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fforums1formus2forrums1forumms1forumss1forusm2fourms2froums2
Edit distance from "forums"

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

Same letter count

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

Harold#11,065Hugues#11,067hébreu#11,068lampes#11,079

Similar misspelling depth

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

fiables9 variantsDanielle9 variantscursus9 variantsParodie9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list