Which to use
“ferions” and “formons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,940
- “ferions” frequency rank
- #34,099
- “formons” frequency rank
- 70039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferions | formons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du conditionnel de faire. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de former. |
Where the eye mixes ferions and formons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ferions vs formons
A purely visual mix-up. ferions (\fə.ʁjɔ̃\) and formons (\fɔʁ.mɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ferions is recorded at frequency rank #35,940, classified as averb, pronounced \fə.ʁjɔ̃\. formons is at rank #34,099, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.mɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70039, this pair ranks #52,872 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ferions vs formons
Shared letters: fnors. Private to "ferions": ei. Private to "formons": m.
"ferions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "formons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ferions" and "formons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ferions" vs "formons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ferions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,872 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferions" and "formons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forman vs formons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #52,872 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.