Which to use
“fermez” and “formez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,783
- “fermez” frequency rank
- #30,614
- “formez” frequency rank
- 43397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fermez | formez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fermer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de former. |
Where the eye mixes fermez and formez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fermez and formez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fermez vs formez
A purely visual mix-up. fermez (\fɛʁ.me\) and formez (\fɔʁ.me\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “fermez” becomes o in “formez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fermez is recorded at frequency rank #12,783, classified as averb, pronounced \fɛʁ.me\. formez is at rank #30,614, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.me\.
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 43397, this pair ranks #218,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fermez vs formez
Shared letters: efmrz. Private to "fermez": -. Private to "formez": o.
"fermez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "formez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fermez" and "formez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fermez" or "formez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fermez" and "formez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fermez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fermez" and "formez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forman vs formez". 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 #218,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.